On using film boiling to thermally decompose liquid organic chemicals: Application to ethyl acetate as a model compound

The minimum film boiling temperature of ethyl acetate was measured to be approximately 711 K. Up to about 1000 K the product yields showed a comparatively small variation with average tube temperature, while above 1000 K the exhaust gas flow rate was substantial and increased in an approximately linear fashion with tube temperature. Methane and carbon dioxide were also detected in the product stream owing to acetic acid decomposition, though the amounts were comparatively small. The results show the viability for film boiling to promote decomposition in a controlled way to products consistent with those expected from the reactant molecule.