Étude expérimentale et modélisation théorique de la décomposition du radical éthyle

Abstract

A bibliographical study of the thermal decomposition of the ethyl radical shows that the kinetic parameters for the upper and lower limits of the pressure are rather scattered. This observation explains why we have carried out a new study of this elementary process in the pyrolysis of ethane, around 800 K, in a closed vessel and at pressures of the hydrocarbon varying from 1 to 300 Torr. The experimental results have been treated according to three theoretical approaches: the RRKM theory and two methods proposed by Troe. In each case, an excellent fit of the theoretical curves with the experimental data is obtained, as well as Arrhenius expressions for the reaction rate constants at high and low pressures. A detailed critical analysis of our results as well as those found in the literature shows that as yet there is no good agreement between recent studies on this subject. However, it is possible to present two Arrhenius expressions for the reaction rate constants at high and low pressures; these expressions represent a good compromise for the results obtained by various authors:[Formula: see text][Journal translation]