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Main Title Chemistry of fuel nitrogen conversion to nitrogen oxides in combustion /
Author Axworth, A. E. ; Axworthy, A. E. ; Schneider, G. R. ; Shuman, M. D. ; Dayan., V. H.
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Author Title of a Work
Axworth, A. E.
CORP Author Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, Calif. Rocketdyne Div.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development ; For sale by the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1976
Report Number EPA-600/2-76-039; EPA-600/2-79-039; R-9698; EPA-68-02-0635; EPA-ROAP-21ADG-08; EPA-ROAP-21BCC-12
Stock Number PB-250 373
OCLC Number 02376489
ISBN pbk.
Subjects Air--Pollution--United States ; Chemical reactions ; Nitrogen ; Pyrolysis
Additional Subjects Air pollution ; Nitrogen oxides ; Chemical properties ; Mathematical models ; Reaction kinetics ; Pyrolysis ; Combustion products ; Nitrogen ; Chemical reactions ; Fossil fuels ; Coal ; Hydrogen cyanide ; Chemical analysis ; Molecular structures ; Nitrogen organic compounds ; Decomposition ;
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=91014QP1.PDF
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EKBD  EPA-600/2-76-039 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 06/20/2003
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-2-76-039 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ESAD  EPA 600-2-76-039 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB-250 373 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xii, 361 pages : illustrations, graphs ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The report gives results of an experimental and analytical investigation of chemical mechanisms involved in the conversion of fuel nitrogen to NOx in combustion. The pyrolysis of fossil fuels and model fuel nitrogen compounds was investigated, droplet and particle combustion models were developed, and premixed flat-flame burner experiments were conducted to study the conversion of HCN and NH3 to NOx in low-pressure CH4-O2-Ar flames. Decomposition rates and products were measured in helium from 850 to 1100C for pyridine, benzonitrile, quinoline, and pyrrole; products were measured for six No. 6 fuel oils, one crude oil, and two coals. HCN was the major nitrogen-containing pyrolysis product: the amount formed increased with temperature. NH3 was a minor product and little if any N2 was formed. The burner experiments demonstrated that fuel NO forms relatively slowly above the luminous zone in the same region where CO is oxidized to CO2 or later. Although HCN and NH3 gave similar yields of NO, the NH3 reacted very early in the flame front; most of the HCN survived the luminous zone and then reacted slowly. A mechanism was proposed in which fuel NO forms via the reaction: O + NCO = NO + CO.
Notes
Prepared by Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International, Canoga Park, Calif., under contract no. 68-02-0635, ROAPs no. 21ADG-08/21BCC-12, program element no. 1AB014. Tables. Includes appendices. Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-360).