Abstract:The hydrogenolysis of normal hexadecane was studied over iron at 325" and 355°C. As expected with iron catalysts, the main product was methane, but the selectivities for intermediate alkanes were moderately large, probably due to the length of the carbon chain. Furthermore, gas chromatography -mass spectrometry analysis of the heavier products indicated the presence of alkylbenzenes, alkenes and branched alkanes which accounted for about 20 mole % of the CY-Ct3 hydrocarbons. When 5.7 mole % of carbon monoxide … Show more
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