Fundamentals of nitric oxide formation in fossil-fuel combustion. First quarterly progress report, 29 Sept - 28 Dec 1981

Technical Report · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5317091

Houser, T; McCarville, M E

The objective of this program is to obtain kinetic and product distribution data using an atmospheric pressure flow system from which a mechanism for NO formation from the combustion of fuel nitrogen may be developed. The results of previous studies of the inert pyrolysis and oxidation of pyridine and of the oxidation of HCN and cyanogen are briefly discussed. It is apparent from the results of these and other previous studies that HCN is the primary, volatile nitrogen-containing intermediate formed during the combustion of fuel nitrogen, thus, this program is concerned with continuing the determination of the oxidation characteristics of HCN as well as those of pyridine. Several exploratory experiments were made determining the NO/sub x/ yields over wide ranges of concentrations (including CO and benzene as additives to HCN), temperatures and times. More complete measurements will be made after the new gas chromatograph is operational. From these yields it is evident that CO oxidation can and does play a signifiant role in the formation of NO in addition to the contribution that OH may make in that formation.

• Research Organization: Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-81PC40805
• OSTI ID: 5317091
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/40805-1; ON: DE82016830
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400800* -- Combustion
Pyrolysis
& High-Temperature Chemistry
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ADDITIVES
AIR POLLUTION
AROMATICS
AZINES
BENZENE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CYANIDES
CYANOGEN
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCYANIC ACID
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXYL RADICALS
INFORMATION
INORGANIC ACIDS
KINETICS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PYRIDINE
PYRIDINES
PYROLYSIS
RADICALS
REACTION INTERMEDIATES
REACTION KINETICS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
YIELDS