• 文献标题:   Functionalized graphene sheet as a dispersible fuel additive for catalytic decomposition of methylcyclohexane
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SIM HS, YETTER RA, HONG S, VAN DUIN ACT, DABBS DM, AKSAY IA
  • 作者关键词:   fuel additive, jet fuel, supercritical condition, endothermic reaction, functionalized graphene sheet
  • 出版物名称:   COMBUSTION FLAME
  • ISSN:   0010-2180 EI 1556-2921
  • 通讯作者地址:   Penn State Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.combustflame.2020.04.002
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The decomposition of methylcyclohexane (MCH) containing suspended functionalized graphene sheets (FGS) was studied using a high-pressure flow reactor, under supercritical conditions over the temperature range of 780 - 825 K at a constant pressure of 4.72 MPa. Experiments showed both fuel conversion rates and C-1-C-2 product yields were increased by 43.3% and 62.1%, respectively, with the addition of 50 ppmw of FGS at 820 K. The reaction mechanisms between hydrocarbon and FGS were computationally investigated using reactive molecular dynamics (MD) with ReaxFF force fields at the temperatures of 1700, 1800, and 1900 K. The MD simulations revealed that oxygen-containing functional groups attached to the FGS plays an important role in catalyzing the decomposition of the fuel. Heterogeneous dehydrogenation of MCH into a C7H13 radical intermediate led to formation of secondary and tertiary radicals, such as H, CH3, and C2H5, during early extents of reaction promoting additional fuel-consuming steps, including H-abstraction and hydrogenation. (C) 2020 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.