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Flow reactor pyrolysis of diethyl sulfide

Xin Zheng1, Elizabeth M. Fisher1, F. C. Gouldin1, Li Zhu2, and Joseph Bozzelli2. (1) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, (2) New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Turbulent flow reactor data are reported on the destruction of diethyl sulfide, a simulant for mustard chemical warfare agents. Liquid diethyl sulfide was metered with a syringe pump into a nitrogen flow; this mixture was then injected into a larger, heated nitrogen flow, producing initial loadings between 400 and 800 ppm. Experiments were performed in a quartz-lined flow reactor of ID 4.2 cm and length 80 cm. Samples were extracted from ports along the flow reactor and analyzed by FTIR. The following products were observed: ethanethiol, carbon disulfide, thiophene, and light hydrocarbons. Experimental data are compared to plug flow calculations with a detailed chemical kinetic model. Important chemical reaction paths are described.

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