Kinetics of cyclohexane and its mono-alkylated derivatives pyrolysis at low pressure

Zhandong Wang, Lidong Zhang, Mani Sarathy, Fei Qi

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Abstract

Cycloalkanes (i.e., naphthenes) are important components in fossil fuels such as gasoline and aviation fuels. In particular, the emergence of the oil-sand-derived fuels and coal-based synthetic fuels has increased the concentration of cycloalkanes in transportation fuels. In this work, the low-pressure pyrolysis of three prototypical cycloalkanes, i.e., cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane and ethylcyclohexane were investigated in a flow reactor at 30 Torr using synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photoionization mass spectrometry (PIMS). The fuel pyrolysis kinetics are investigated based on the mole fraction distribution of a series of intermediates, thus revealing the pyrolysis chemistry of cycloalkanes.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2015
PublisherCombustion Institute
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

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