PYROLYSIS OF METHYLCYCLOHEXANE - KINETICS AND MODELING

Steam pyrolysis of methylcyclohexane has been investigated in a tubula r reactor at atmospheric pressure in the temperature range 953-1073 K. Using non-linear regression, the overall decomposition was found to b e approximately first-order with a pre-exponential factor and activati on energy of 1.71 x 10(11) s(-1) and 209.0 kJ mol(-1), respectively. T he experimental product yields and conversion could be satisfactorily simulated using a molecular model consisting of an overall primary rea ction and twenty-four secondary reactions. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science S .A.