Chemical Structures of Sooting CH3CI/CH4/O2/Ar and CH4/O2/ Ar Flames

Abstract
A comparative study of the chemical structures of sooting, atmospheric-pressure, laminar, flat-flames of CH3Cl/CH4 were investigated using micro-probe sampling coupled with on-line mass spectrometry. In the presence of chlorine, the earlier and more abundant formation of CO, C2H2 and C2H4 were noted. The major reaction pathways responsible for the destruction of the fuels, and the formation and destruction of some of the intermediates are discussed.