Understanding the Kinetics and Mechanisms of Hydrocarbon Thermal Cracking: An Ab Initio Approach

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4033-4040

  Xiao, Yitian ^a   Longo, J M ^a   Hieshima, G B ^a   Hill, R J ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; FREE RADICALS; PARAFFINS; REACTION KINETICS;

HOMOLYTIC SCISSION; PROTON TRANSFER;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 0031258906     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960724c     Document Type: Article

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