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High Pressure Research
An International Journal
Volume 26, 2006 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Decomposition of alkanes at high pressures and temperatures

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Pages 23-32 | Received 20 Jan 2006, Published online: 26 Jan 2007
 

Abstract

The stability of methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), octane (C8H18), decane (C10H22), octadecane (C18H38), and nonadecane (C19H40) were studied in a CO2-laser heated diamond anvil cell at pressures up to 25 GPa and temperatures up to about 7300 K. Methane and ethane were found to decompose to form hydrogen and diamond. Substantially greater yields of diamond were obtained from the longer chain alkanes.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank J. Huth for preparing the SEM images. The comments of V. Hillgren are gratefully appreciated. M. R. acknowledges the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany.

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