Objective THE OBJECTIVE IS THE PYROLYSIS AND OXIDATION AROMATICS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES ( > 1200 K). RESULTS WILL HELP TO UNDERSTAND ELEMENTARY STEPS OF COMBUSTION OF TECHNICAL FUELS AND TO PERMIT TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF POLLUTANT FORMATION PROCESSES RELEVANT TO MOTOR AND FURNACE INDUSTRIES. SHOCK TUBE INVESTIGATIONS AT T > OR = 1200 K OF PYROLYSIS AND OXIDATION OF BENZENE, TOLUENE, XYLENE, PHENIL ACETYLENE. METHOD: RESONANCE ABSORPTION OF H, O, OH, CO ALLOWS PRECISE DETERMINATION OF K(T). MAJOR REACTION PATHS ARE BEING DETERMINED IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER LABORATORIES (GOETTINGEN, HULL, LOUVAIN, ETC...) Fields of science natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysisnatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compoundsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP1-ENNONUC 3C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of Non-Nuclear Energy, 1985-1988 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTRE Address Linder höhe 51147 Koeln Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Harwell laboratory OX11 0RA Didcot See on map