Study of reaction and kinetics in pyrolysis of methyl ricinoleate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02523370

The effects of pyrolysis temperature, space-velocity, and dilution ratio of starting materials on the reaction have been studied in the pyrolysis of methyl ricinoleate. The reaction parameters were optimized to obtain yield ranges of 25.8-26.7% for heptaldehyde and 45.7-46.5% for methyl undecenoate. The kinetic study showed that pyrolysis of methyl ricinoleate is a first-order reaction at 828-878 K, and the activation energy is 1.729 × 10⁵ J/mol.