Kinetic modeling of the propyl radical β-scission reaction: An application of composite energy methods

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 530-535

  Zheng, Xiaobo ^a   Blowers, Paul ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE ENERGY; KINETIC DATA; KINETIC MODEL; PROPYL RADICAL;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DERIVATIVES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

PROPANE;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DERIVATIVES; ENERGY ABSORPTION; PROPANE; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 31544469829     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0508942     Document Type: Article

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