Kinetic study of NO/sub x/ formation and removal processes in combustion streams. First quarterly technical progress report, June 6, 1982-August 31, 1982

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7050378· OSTI ID:7050378

Silver, J. A.

The production of nitric oxide from combustion of hydrocarbon fuels with air has been recognized to be a serious potential health hazard. In dirtier fuels such as coal and oil shale, a major source of nitric oxide occurs due to the reactions of small hydrocarbon fragments with the nitrogen in the air. These reactions take place in the rich part of the combustion flame and are termed the Prompt-NO mechanism. However, the detailed reaction sequence and rates of these reactions are not well known. The purpose of this work is to directly measure key reaction rates of the CH radical and subsequent HCN reactions which form the basis for Prompt-NO production. During this initial Quarter, production and detection methods for CH were devised and tested, and preliminary rate measurements made for the reaction of CH + N/sub 2/ at 300 K.

• Research Organization: Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA (USA). Center for Chemical and Environmental Physics
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-82MC19028
• OSTI ID: 7050378
• Report Number(s): ARI-RP-114; ON: DE83001583
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COMBUSTION
CYANIDES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCYANIC ACID
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
KINETICS
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NITROGEN
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
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OIL SHALES
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OXIDATION
OXIDES
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