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Kinetics of some reactions of HCN at high temperatures. Progress report, October 1, 1982-September 30, 1983

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5580756
The work was divided into two phases: Phase I, now completed, involved studies in shock-heated HCN/Ar and C/sub 2/N/sub 2//H/sub 2//Ar mixtures to determine rate coefficients for the thermal decompostion reactions HCN + M ..-->.. H + CN + M, H/sub 2/ + CN ..-->.. H + HCN, CN + HCN ..-->.. H + C/sub 2/N/sub 2/, and C/sub 2/N/sub 2/ + M ..-->.. 2CN + M. Phase II entails shock tube studies in various HCN/N/sub 2/O/Ar and C/sub 2/N/sub 2//H/sub 2/O/Ar mixtures to determine rate coefficients for major oxidation reactions including O + HCN ..-->.. NCO + H, (6) O + HCN ..-->.. CN + OH, (7) O + HCN ..-->.. NH + CO, OH + HCN ..-->.. Products, and OH + HCN ..-->.. CN + H/sub 2/O, with the last reaction to be studied in both the forward and reverse directions. Preliminary results show that reaction (7) plays a substantially greater role, and reaction (6) a lesser role, than previously believed in the O-atom oxidation of HCN.
Research Organization:
Stanford Univ., CA (USA). High Temperature Gasdynamics Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AT03-76ER70068
OSTI ID:
5580756
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/70068-T1; ON: DE84003512
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English