Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1985, 50, 1543-1547
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19851543
cw CO2 laser powered pyrolysis of methane
Josef Pola and Václav Chvalovský
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
Abstract
The cw CO2 laser-photosensitized (SF6) pyrolysis of methane with high content of the sensitizer affords ethylene and acetylene the yields of those are shown to depend upon the laser output and the foccusing conditions of the laser radiation.