Thermal Decomposition of t-Butyl Alcohol in Shock Waves

Abstract The pyrolysis of t-butyl alcohol was studied in shock waves in the temperature range 1220-1620 K. The rate constants for the molecular and free radical formation channels were obtained with the help of kinetic modeling of H2O and CO concentration profiles. The rate constants for the runs above 1500 K were corrected for the pressure fall-off effect using the RRKM theory. The Arrhenius expressions for the molecular and radical decomposition channels covering the broad temperature range 920-1630 K.