Abstract
Pulsed and continuous micro-reactors have been used, along with gas chromatography, by several workers to determine the kinetics of various reactions involving gaseous hydrocarbons. Pulsed micro-reactors have been reported to overcome the difficulties of pre-ignition and non-isothermality in exothermic reactions. However, in situation where diffusional resistance is present and a one-step analysis of the reaction products is difficult, e.g. in the combustion of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at higher temperatures, data from a continuous micro-reactor which is amenable to simple kinetic analysis are preferred. This paper reports the development of a continuous micro-reactor system in which the problems of pre-ignition and non-isothermality are successfully resolved. The system was tested up to a temperature of 700 °C for the combustion of LPG and can be used to study the conversion of other hydrocarbons.
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