A first evaluation of butanoic and pentanoic acid oxidation kinetics

Despite the recent interest in large carboxylic acid oxidation due to their presence in pyrolysis bio-oils, their kinetics of pyrolysis and oxidation has not been experimentally addressed. For the first time, this paper reports a new set of experimental data for the oxidation in a jet-stirred reactor of two high molecular weight carboxylic acids: butanoic (butyric) and pentanoic (valeric) acids. This work was performed at 106.7 kPa (800 Torr)...