In free-radical polymerization, a monomer-initiator mixture is converted into a polymer. Depending on initial and boundary conditions, free-radical polymerization can occur either in a bulk mode (BP) or in a frontal mode (FP) via a propagating selfsustaining reaction front. The main goal of this paper is to study the role that bulk polymerization plays in frontal polymerization processes for va...

The thermal oxidation of propane in the temperature range 350-425oC was studied in order to elucidate the role of higher aldehydes as degenerate branching intermediates in the oxidation of hydrocarbons. In the slow combustion of propane, the high yield of propylene and methanol as the primary products, the formation of hydrogen peroxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, formaldehyde and steam a...

Yu A.-N., Tang L.-P. (2016): Kinetics of non-enzymatic browning reaction from the l-ascorbic acid/l-cysteine model system. Czech J. Food Sci., 34: 503–510. The kinetics of the non-enzymatic browning reaction from l-ascorbic acid/l-cysteine model systems was investigated at 125–155°C for 10–120 min by measuring the loss of reactants and monitoring the brown colour development. The result showed ...

Multi-functionalization of catalytically-active nanomaterials provides a valuable tool for enhancing reaction yield by shifting reaction equilibrium, and potentially also by adjusting reaction-diffusion kinetics. For example, multi-functionalization of mesoporous silica to make the interior pore surface hydrophobic can enhance yield in dehydration reactions. Detailed molecular-level modeling to...

We discuss, at the mean-field level, the asymptotic shape of the reaction fronts in the general nA+mB → C reaction-diffusion processes with initially separated reactants, thus generalizing to arbitrary reaction-order kinetics the work done by Gálfi and Rácz for the case n = m = 1. Consequences for the formation of Liesegang patterns are discussed. PACS. 82.20.Mj Nonequilibrium kinetics – 82.20....

We discuss, at the mean-field level, the asymptotic shape of the reaction fronts in the general nA+mB → C reaction-diffusion processes with initially separated reactants, thus generalizing to arbitrary reaction-order kinetics the work done by Gálfi and Rácz for the case n = m = 1. Consequences for the formation of Liesegang patterns are discussed. PACS. 82.20.Mj Nonequilibrium kinetics – 82.20....