Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of n-Butanol Pyrolysis and Combustion

n-Butanol pyrolysis in a flow reactor was investigated at the pressures of 5, 30, 80, 200, and 760 Torr. Synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry was used for the identification of pyrolysis species and the measurement of their mole fractions. A detailed kinetic model consisting of 121 species and 658 reactions was developed to simulate the n-butanol pyrolysis. To enhance the accuracy of the model, the rate constants of...