화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemical Engineering & Technology, Vol.17, No.3, 195-200, 1994
PYROLYSIS OF PROPANE AT REFLECTED SHOCK-WAVE TEMPERATURES FROM 1300-K TO 2700-K
Shock tube pyrolysis of propane at temperatures between 1300 K and 2700 K at reflected shock pressures of 500 to 1500 kN/m2 has been investigated. The reaction is of 1st order with a rate constant K = 1.79 x 10(8) exp (-176.2 kJ/RT) s-1. The major reaction products were acetylene, ethylene and methane, while traces of propylene and ethane were only detected at temperatures below 1500 K. At higher temperatures, propane conversion to acetylene increased at the expense of the other products. Optimum conversions to ethylene and methane, in contrast to that to acetylene, were more sensitive to changes in temperature than to variations in reaction time. However, at reaction pressures above 550 kN/m2, extension of reaction time beyond 0.5 ms did not favour the formation of acetylene. A simple kinetic model which confirmed the experimental optimum product selectivity conditions is put forward.