Kinetics of Dialin Thermolysis

Abstract

The liquid-phase thermolysis of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene was studied in a batch reactor in the range of 350–400°C. The measured product distributions were in good agreement with calculations based on a free-radical scheme with rate constants estimated by thermochemical methods. The kinetic calculations were carried out by numerical integration and by the long-chain approximation (LCA), which yielded a closed-form solution.

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