Radiation effect on the thermal cracking of n-hexadecane. 1. Products from radiation-thermal cracking

摘要

In order to examine the applicability of radiation technology to hydrocarbon processing, radiation- thermal cracking of n-hexadecane was carried out in the liquid and gas phases by introducing cobalt-60 γ-radiation in the temperature rang of 300-400 deg C. The cracking process was observed to be significantly enhanced in both phases. For example, it was about 100 times faster under a dose rate of around 500 Gy/h at 330 deg C in the gas phase.