High-temperature oxidation of methyl isopropyl ketone: A shock tube experiment and a kinetic model

Pentanone has three types of isomers: 3-methyl-2-butanone (methyl isopropyl ketone, MIPK), 3-pentanone (diethyl ketone, DEK) and 2-pentanone (methyl propyl ketone, MPK). Since MIPK is the smallest branched ketone and a promising biofuel, it is important to fully understand its combustion kinetics. In this work, the ignition delay times were measured in the temperature range from 1150 to 1600 K at pressures from 1 to 5 bar and for the equivalence...