NIST Chemical Kinetics Database

Author(s):   Cribb, P.H.; Dove, J.E.; Yamazaki, S.
Title:   A kinetic study of the pyrolysis of methanol using shock tube and computer simulation techniques
Journal:   Combust. Flame
Volume:   88
Page(s):   169 - 185
Year:   1992
Reference type:   Journal article
Squib:   1992CRI/DOV169-185

Reaction:   CH₃OH → Products
Reaction order:   2
Temperature:   190 - 2700 K
Pressure:  8.00E-3 - 2.67E-2 bar
Rate expression:   2.59x10² [cm³/molecule s] (T/298 K)^-8.00 e^{-376646 [J/mole]/RT}
Bath gas:   Ar
Category: Experiment
Data type:   Derived from fitting to a complex mechanism
Excitation technique:   Thermal
Analytical technique:   Laser schlieren

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Rate constant values calculated from the Arrhenius expression:

T (K)	k(T) [cm³/molecule s]
190	2.70E-100
200	2.70E-95
300	6.48E-64
400	1.61E-48
500	1.85E-39
600	1.56E-33
700	2.19E-29
800	2.46E-26
900	5.17E-24
1000	3.42E-22
1100	9.79E-21
1200	1.51E-19
1300	1.45E-18
1400	9.67E-18
1500	4.82E-17
1600	1.90E-16
1700	6.18E-16
1800	1.72E-15
1900	4.19E-15
2000	9.16E-15
2100	1.82E-14
2200	3.35E-14
2300	5.75E-14
2400	9.29E-14
2500	1.43E-13
2600	2.09E-13
2700	2.95E-13