2020
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58520-7
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Raman Spectroscopy Study on Chemical Transformations of Propane at High Temperatures and High Pressures

Abstract: this study is devoted to the detailed in situ Raman spectroscopy investigation of propane c 3 H 8 in laserheated diamond anvil cells in the range of pressures from 3 to 22 GPa and temperatures from 900 to 3000 K. We show that propane, while being exposed to particular thermobaric conditions, could react, leading to the formation of hydrocarbons, both saturated and unsaturated as well as soot. Our results suggest that propane could be a precursor of heavy hydrocarbons and will produce more than just sooty mater… Show more

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“…Chemical changes in hydrocarbons under high pressure–high temperature conditions have been observed in a number of previous studies on methane and ethane, , as well as propane, including reactions to products with no measurable Raman spectrum. For instance, as shown in ref , benzene was compressed at 300 K, and no measurable Raman spectrum was observed above 43 GPa.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Chemical changes in hydrocarbons under high pressure–high temperature conditions have been observed in a number of previous studies on methane and ethane, , as well as propane, including reactions to products with no measurable Raman spectrum. For instance, as shown in ref , benzene was compressed at 300 K, and no measurable Raman spectrum was observed above 43 GPa.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Raman spectroscopy has been used to report the kinetics of chemical transformations in the process, [43] including in a high temperature. [44] For this purpose, we analyzed the Raman spectral data and a PCA was calculated. The principal component loading graph is given in Figure 4.…”
Section: Liquid Samplesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chemical reactions of propane (C 3 H 8 ) progressed partially at temperatures of approximately 1000 K and pressures of 3−22 GPa to form both heavier alkanes, such as butane (C 4 H 10 ), pentane (C 5 H 12 ), and hexane (C 6 H 14 ), and lighter hydrocarbons such as methane, suggesting that C−C bond formation and cleavage of C−C and C−H bonds occurred simultaneously. 26 The formation of hydrogenated amorphous carbon from n-hexane at ∼20 GPa and 1000 K and also diamond formation from longer n-alkanes (C 8 H 18 to C 19 C 40 ) above 3000 K at 10−20 GPa were reported. 27,28 experimental studies have suggested that when the unbranched alkane chains reach some critical length, the chains assume a folded conformation rather than a linear one.…”
Section: ■ Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The formation of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons with the dehydrogenation and polymerization of methane progressed above 1000 K, comparable to the HPHT conditions of Earth’s upper mantle and the interiors of icy planets. The reaction advanced significantly with increasing temperature and eventually formed graphitic carbon/diamond above 3000 K. Thermodynamic calculations and theoretical studies have pointed out that alkanes heavier than methane become more stable with increasing pressure and temperature, , but much less is known on the chemical reactions of heavier alkanes under HPHT conditions. Chemical reactions of propane (C 3 H 8 ) progressed partially at temperatures of approximately 1000 K and pressures of 3–22 GPa to form both heavier alkanes, such as butane (C 4 H 10 ), pentane (C 5 H 12 ), and hexane (C 6 H 14 ), and lighter hydrocarbons such as methane, suggesting that C–C bond formation and cleavage of C–C and C–H bonds occurred simultaneously . The formation of hydrogenated amorphous carbon from n -hexane at ∼20 GPa and 1000 K and also diamond formation from longer n -alkanes (C 8 H 18 to C 19 C 40 ) above 3000 K at 10–20 GPa were reported. , Theoretical and experimental studies have suggested that when the unbranched alkane chains reach some critical length, the chains assume a folded conformation rather than a linear one. , Pressure-induced transition from linear to fold molecular conformations was observed in longer n -alkanes (C 7 H 16 , C 18 H 38 , and C 23 H 48 ), where the reaction pressure decreased as the carbon numbers of n -alkanes increased. Kinks in fold structures are likely to facilitate cracking of the longer chains; hence, reactions in longer alkanes exposed to high temperatures after compression may be the result of individual processes on the alkane chain length, and it is necessary to investigate the reaction individually. , …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%