NITRIC OXIDE AS A RADICAL SCAVENGER IN THE RADIOLYSIS OF GASEOUS HYDROCARBONS

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1961 · Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100819a013· OSTI ID:4103171

Yang, K

Nitric oxide reduces energy yields of various products in the radiolysis of gaseous hydrocarbons. These yield reductions can be explained by assuming that nitric oxide scavenged thermalized radicals or that nitric oxide interfered with processes not involving thermallzed radicals (such as ionic reactions). Attempts to determine what part of the nitric oxide effect must be attributed to the latter cause were not successful. However, experimental evidence was found that as much as 10 mole% nitric oxide has a negligible effect on the product yields of the processes which do not involve thermalized radicals (1) processes yielding hydrogen in the radiolysis of methane, ethylene, propylene, and cyclopropane; (2) processes yielding ethylene in the radiolysis of propylene. These results show that, at least in certain situations, nitric oxide can be used to estimate unambiguously the thermalized radical contributions. (auth)

• Research Organization: Continental Oil Co., Ponca City, Okla.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-15-008842
• OSTI ID: 4103171
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 65; ISSN JPCHA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMISTRY
CYCLOALKANES
DECOMPOSITION
ETHYLENE
FREE RADICALS
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN
METHANE
NITROGEN OXIDES
PROPANE
PROPYLENE
RADIATIONS