MODELING STUDIES OF THE HOMOGENEOUS FORMATION OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS IN THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF n-HEXANE.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/bbpc.19830871115

The pyrolysis of n-hexane as well as the thermal decomposition of n-hexane with addition of propene and 1-butene was studied at 819 K up to very high conversions. A reaction model, consisting of elementary reactions, was developed. With this model the experimental results including the formation of benzene and toluene can be described. Inhibition effects, the rates of formation of various products and the effects of products on the reacting system are discussed.