Abstract
A detailed kinetic modeling of the noncatalytic processes of thermal pyrolysis
and steam and carbon dioxide reforming of methane revealed almost completely
identical kinetics of the methane conversion in these processes. This suggests
that, in the temperature range 1400–1800 K, the initial stage of conversion of
methane in all these processes is its thermal pyrolysis. The modeling results
agree well with the experimental data on methane pyrolysis. For the temperature
range examined, the Arrhenius expressions (pre-exponential factors and
activation energy) were obtained in the first-order kinetics approximation for
the rate of methane conversion in the processes studied. The expressions derived
may be useful for making preliminary estimates and carrying out engineering
calculations.
Ab Initio Kinetics of Initial Thermal Pyrolysis of Isopropyl Propionate: A Revisited Study
