M. Rohrig et al., MEASUREMENT OF THE RATE COEFFICIENT OF THE REACTION CH-2-]PRODUCTS INTHE TEMPERATURE-RANGE 2200 TO 2600 K(O), International journal of chemical kinetics, 29(10), 1997, pp. 781-789
The rate coefficient of the reaction CH + O-2 --> products was determi
ned by measuring CH-radical concentration profiles in shock-heated 100
-150 ppm ethane/1000 ppm O-2 mixtures in Ar using cw, narrow-linewidth
laser absorption at 431.131 nm. Comparing the measured CH concentrati
on profiles to ones calculated using a detailed kinetics model, yielde
d the following average value for the rate coefficient independent of
temperature over the range 2200-2600 K: k(CH+O2) = 10((13.99 +/- 0.12)
) cm(3) mol(-1) s(-1) The experimental conditions were chosen such tha
t the calculated profiles were sensitive mainly to the reactions CH O-2 --> products and CH3 + M --> CH + H-2 + M. For the methyl decompos
ition reaction channel, the following rate-coefficient expression prov
ided the best fit of the measured CH profiles: h(CH3+M-->CH+H2+M) = 10
((16.00) +/- (0.12)) exp(-42900 K/T) cm(3) mol(-1) s(-1) Additionally,
the rate coefficient of the reaction CH2 + H --> CH + H-2 was determi
ned indirectly in the same system: k(CH2+H) = 10(14.15(+0.2.-0.6)) cm(
3) mol(-1) s(-1) (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.