Hong Wang,Bingzhi Liu,Qiang Xu,Shijun Dong,Zhandong Wang,Long Zhu
Cyclopentanone (CPN) is a widely available biofuel with excellent combustion properties, but detailed speciation profiles during its pyrolysis have rarely been studied. This work examines the pyrolysis of CPN in a jet-stirred reactor (JSR) at atmospheric pressure, with residence time of 2 s and a temperature range from 830 K to 1100 K. Dozens of pyrolysis intermediates and products were measured using synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry (SVUV-PIMS) and gas chromatography (GC). Among them, several new species were observed, including water, carbon dioxide , formaldehyde, indene , 1,2-dihydroindene, naphthalene , 1,2-dihydronaphthalene, 1-methylnaphthalene, acenaphthylene , biphenyl , and fluorene . A detailed kinetic model was developed based on the literature, and in general, it predicted the experimental results for most species well. Kinetic analyses indicated that the consumption of CPN was controlled by the bimolecular reactions with H atom. The formation of water, carbon dioxide and formaldehyde could be explained by the reaction pathways of OH radical. The pyrolysis of CPN yielded a significant number of alkenes and alkynes at higher temperatures; the bimolecular addition reactions of these species with resonantly stabilized radicals are important to the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Based on those, this work provides valuable insights into CPN pyrolysis chemistry and it promotes the development of a comprehensive CPN combustion model.
The kinetics of propanal oxidation was studied in a jet-stirred reactor (JSR) at atmospheric pressure. The investigated temperature range is from 450 to 800 K at two different equivalence ratios (0.35 and 4.0). Thanks to the synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry (SVUV-PIMS), critical intermediates were identified, including methylperoxy, methyl hydroperoxide , ethylperoxy, ethyl hydroperoxide, α-lactone, β-propiolactone and ketohydroperoxides. A kinetic model for propanal oxidation was also developed and validated against the present experimental results, as well as those available from the literature. Main chain-branching pathways under the investigated conditions were analyzed based on present experimental data and kinetic model . The O 2 addition reaction to the propanoyl radical and subsequent oxidation reactions play an important role in determining the oxidation rate of propanal under fuel-lean conditions, especially in the low-temperature oxidation region. Under fuel-rich conditions, the decomposition of the propanoyl radical is predominant and C 2 H 5 relevant reactions consequently determine the kinetics of oxidation of propanal.