Thermal pyrolysis, methoxynaphthalene

Thermal Pyrolysis. As a base of reference, data are presented for the thermal pyrolysis of methoxynaphthalene, at a of zero... 

Table I. Product distribution by thermal pyrolysis of methoxynaphthalene...

Organic oxygen, recovered In identified products, increases from 34 % at thermal pyrolysis conditions to over 100% at SC densities. (Figure 5) The latter means that products contain more organic oxygen than could be provided for by consumed methoxynaphthalene. This illustrates also the occurance of hydrolysis reactions at SC densities. 

The decomposition of methoxynaphthalene occurs by two parallel mechanisms hydrolysis predominates at SC water density while thermal pyrolysis is dominant at zero and subcrltlcal water densities. The hydrolysis is proven to be a proton catalyzed mechanism and is positively affected by dissolved NaCl, all in agreement with the secondary salt effect rate law. This rate law has traditionally been applied to liquid media but the current work has proven that the same rate law applies also for SC water. 

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