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Title: An optically accessible pyrolysis microreactor

Abstract

We report an optically accessible pyrolysis micro-reactor suitable for in situ laser spectroscopic measurements. A radiative heating design allows for completely unobstructed views of the micro-reactor along two axes. The maximum temperature demonstrated here is only 1300 K (as opposed to 1700 K for the usual SiC micro-reactor) because of the melting point of fused silica, but alternative transparent materials will allow for higher temperatures. Laser induced fluorescence measurements on nitric oxide are presented as a proof of principle for spectroscopic characterization of pyrolysis conditions.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309 (United States)
  2. Integrated Instrument Development Facility, CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0216 (United States)
  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22482827
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 87; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE; HEATING; LASERS; MATERIALS; MELTING POINTS; NITRIC OXIDE; PYROLYSIS; SILICA; SILICON CARBIDES

Citation Formats

Baraban, J. H., Ellison, G. Barney, David, D. E., and Daily, J. W. An optically accessible pyrolysis microreactor. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4939459.
Baraban, J. H., Ellison, G. Barney, David, D. E., & Daily, J. W. An optically accessible pyrolysis microreactor. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939459
Baraban, J. H., Ellison, G. Barney, David, D. E., and Daily, J. W. 2016. "An optically accessible pyrolysis microreactor". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939459.
@article{osti_22482827,
title = {An optically accessible pyrolysis microreactor},
author = {Baraban, J. H. and Ellison, G. Barney and David, D. E. and Daily, J. W.},
abstractNote = {We report an optically accessible pyrolysis micro-reactor suitable for in situ laser spectroscopic measurements. A radiative heating design allows for completely unobstructed views of the micro-reactor along two axes. The maximum temperature demonstrated here is only 1300 K (as opposed to 1700 K for the usual SiC micro-reactor) because of the melting point of fused silica, but alternative transparent materials will allow for higher temperatures. Laser induced fluorescence measurements on nitric oxide are presented as a proof of principle for spectroscopic characterization of pyrolysis conditions.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4939459},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22482827}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 1,
volume = 87,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}