Studies on the kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of no with carbon

Eric M. Suuberg, Hsisheng Teng, Joseph M. Calo

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Abstract

The mechanism of the reaction of NO with carbon was examined, with a particular focus on the role of desorption of oxides from the surface. The carbon was an ex-phenol formaldehyde char of low impurity levels, the temperature range studied was 773-1073 K, and the partial pressure of NO was varied from 1 to 10.1 kPa. The reaction was characterized by two different mechanistic regimes. The low temperature regime (<923 K) was characterized by a non-constant activation energy in the range 63-88 kJ/mol, and the activation energy appears related to the activation energy distribution for desorption of surface oxides. The high temperature regime was governed by a product release step involving participation of NO, and exhibited by an activation energy of 180 kJ/mol. The desorption process was modeled using distributed activation energy kinetics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1199-1205
Number of pages7
JournalSymposium (International) on Combustion
Volume23
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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