Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Studies of 3-Methylfuran Pyrolysis at Low and Atmospheric Pressures

Huaijiang Su, Jinglan Wang, Jiabiao Zou, Qiang Xu, Jiuzhong Yang, Zhanjun Cheng*, Lixia Wei

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    Abstract

    Studies of 3-methylfuran (MF3) pyrolysis were carried out from 848 to 1373 K in a pyrolysis tube at 30 and 760 Torr using synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry. Key products and intermediates were detected and measured, including methyl, propargyl, acetylene, ethylene, propyne/allene, vinylacetylene, propene, 1,3-butadiene, 2-butyne, ketene, etc. A pyrolysis model of MF3 was constructed and validated against the experimental data. The reaction pathways of MF3 decomposition, aromatics formation, and comparison between MF3 and 2-methylfuran pyrolysis were analyzed. The pyrolysis of MF3 was mainly controlled by the H-transfer reaction at 30 Torr. The H-transfer reaction and H-abstraction reaction dominated the consumption of MF3 at 760 Torr. MF3 had similar consumption pathways and slightly lower aromatics formation tendency than those of 2-methylfuran.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)981-988
    Number of pages8
    JournalEnergy and Fuels
    Volume34
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 16 2020

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    Funding Information:
    The authors thank the funding supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 51776045), the Project Sponsored by the Scientific Research Foundation of Guangxi University (grant no. XGZ170074), and the National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFE0201800).

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    Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Fuel Technology
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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