Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)

 

TITLE

The Decomposition of Oxy-Containing Organic Compounds on a Microwave Discharge [PDF]

AUTHORS

S. W. Lin and J. P. Wightman

1969

4

2

99-105

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Abstract

The decomposition of vapors of methyl alcohol, methyl ether and acetone was studied in a microwave discharge at pressures between 0.3 and 2.0 Torr. Hydrogen and carbon monoxide were the major gaseous decomposition products in each case in addition to solid polymeric films containing C, H and 0. Trace amounts of low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons were also observed. The polymeric films were characterized by several techniques, including elemental analysis and infrared
and electron spin resonance spectroscopy. The decomposition of oxy-containing compounds is markedly different from the decomposition of hydrocarbons in a microwave discharge.