The Kinetics of the Decomposition of Ethyl Ether at High Pressures

Abstract

The decomposition of diethyl ether has been investigated with considerable accuracy at pressures up to 260 atmospheres at 426°C. The results confirm the previous approximate values found by Steacie and Solomon. The rate of the reaction is still increasing at the highest pressures investigated. The results may be qualitatively explained by the Rice-Herzfeld mechanism, and support the idea that the reaction is not a simple unimolecular change.

Pyrolysis of Propane and the Butanes

“…An explanation for both of these effects may be obtained from a study of the kinetic behavior of the second-order reactions 3, 7, 8,12, and 13 shown in Table XVI. An increase in pressure accelerates these reactions because of the increase in concentration of the substance undergoing reaction (10,24,26). An increase in pressure at 600°C.…”