{"title":"Distinguishing Kinetics and Mechanistic Approaches of Ce(IV) Efficient Oxidation of Cadaverine in HClO4 and H2SO4 Media","authors":"Nada Alqarni","doi":"10.1002/kin.70010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The kinetics of highly efficient oxidation of cadaverine (CAD) by Ce(IV) in both HClO<sub>4</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> solutions were examined using UV–Vis absorption spectra at numerous temperatures. The last products of CAD oxidation were recognized as ammonia and 5-aminopentanal, that is, an essential organic compound in both biological and chemical settings. From the obtained data, it's clear that the reactions’ kinetics demonstrated a first-order dependence in [Ce<sup>IV</sup>], where they exhibited lower than unit orders with regard to [CAD] over the studied concentration range. In HClO<sub>4</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>, the oxidation reactions showed positive and negative incomplete unit orders in [H<sup>+</sup>], correspondingly. Based on the obtained results, the mechanistic reactions’ pathways were suggested. The reliable rate laws were derived, and the reactions’ rate constants were estimated. In addition, the activation and thermodynamic parameters were calculated and discussed. This study illuminated the role of the oxidant, medium, temperature, and other conditions on the oxidation kinetics and mechanisms of these redox systems.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"57 11","pages":"674-683"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Methane-Oxygen Autoignition at High-Pressure Conditions","authors":"Jonathan Henry Martin, Benjamin Akih-Kumgeh","doi":"10.1002/kin.70009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70009","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An investigation of autoignition using molecular dynamics simulations and ReaxFF force fields is presented. The study is motivated by the fact that combustion at rocket engine conditions of high pressures can involve real gas behavior that is not captured by chemical kinetic models and kinetic solvers based on ideal gas assumptions. Also, the mechanistic reaction pathways at these conditions may not be well known. Molecular dynamics simulations based on reactive force fields can be used to gain insight into combustion under these conditions. However, for such molecular dynamics simulations to yield useful and trustworthy results, they must be able to simulate thermodynamic ensembles that are relevant to practical combustion, such as constant volume adiabatic reactors. They must also be able to reproduce known features from combustion simulations using continuum and statistical chemical kinetic models. These aspects can be verified for small molecular fuel systems, such as methane. In this work, the autoignition of methane-oxygen mixtures at pressures of 200 atm is simulated using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics with the ReaxFF force fields and the LAMMPS software package. To account for difficulties associated with maintaining the internal energy constant, a combination of NVT and NVE ensembles is used to capture the rapid temperature rise associated with autoignition. The evolution of key chemical species is examined and a characteristic ignition delay time is defined for each temperature. The results are contextualized by comparing them to the predictions of two continuum and statistical chemical kinetic models and the Chemkin Pro solver. ReaxFF simulations are found to reproduce the chemical structure of autoigniting reactors. The ignition delay times obtained from the ReaxFF are comparable to those obtained from continuum kinetic models, although the ReaxFF results are characterized by a higher global activation energy. With respect to the final products of the ignition process, ReaxFF predicts CO and OH levels that are comparable with continuum kinetic and equilibrium models. Generally, ReaxFF under predicts the formation of triatomic molecules. This study advances the use of molecular dynamics simulation to study standard combustion problems, such as constant-volume autoignition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"57 11","pages":"662-673"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marwa Saab, Yann Fenard, Guillaume Vanhove, Malte Döntgen, K. Alexander Heufer
{"title":"Ab Initio Study of the Gas- and Liquid-Phase Hydrogen Abstraction From Dimethyl-, Diethyl-, and Ethyl–Methyl Carbonates by \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 H\u0000 ̇\u0000 \u0000 ${dot{mathrm{H}}} $\u0000 and \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 C\u0000 ̇\u0000 \u0000 ${dot{mathrm{C}}} $\u0000 H3 and Subsequent Reactions","authors":"Marwa Saab, Yann Fenard, Guillaume Vanhove, Malte Döntgen, K. Alexander Heufer","doi":"10.1002/kin.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Dimethyl-, diethyl, and ethyl–methyl carbonate are important components of lithium batteries. They are used as solvents and comprise the medium through which the lithium ions move between the anode and the cathode during charge and discharge. However, these species are susceptible to decomposition if thermal runaway occurs, forming flammable gases inside the battery, and eventually leading to mechanical failure and ignition with the surrounding air. These events have been reported and are extremely hazardous. To avoid these incidents, it is important to understand the reactivity of carbonates by building chemical kinetic mechanisms based on experimental testing and theoretical calculations. These models are also important when using these species in combustion as additives or replacements to fossil fuels. Because of their high oxygen content, researchers believe that including carbonates in combustion processes would decrease soot and particulate matter emissions. Existing models typically use estimated reaction rate parameters; thus, more accurate rate parameters would benefit existing and new models. In this study, the rate coefficients of H-atom abstraction reactions by <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mover>\u0000 <mi>H</mi>\u0000 <mo>̇</mo>\u0000 </mover>\u0000 <annotation>$dot {mathrm{H}} $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> and <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mover>\u0000 <mi>C</mi>\u0000 <mo>̇</mo>\u0000 </mover>\u0000 <annotation>$dot{mathrm{C}} $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> H<sub>3</sub>, β-scission, isomerization, and internal radical migration reactions are computed from CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV(D+T)Z//B3LYP-D3BJ/def2-TZVP calculations. Additionally, solvation effects have been investigated to allow for comparison between liquid and gas phase kinetics. Consistent with the literature, H-atom abstraction by <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mover>\u0000 <mi>H</mi>\u0000 <mo>̇</mo>\u0000 </mover>\u0000 <annotation>$dot {mathrm{H}} $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> is found to be faster than that by <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mover>\u0000 <mi>C</mi>\u0000 <mo>̇</mo>\u0000 </mover>\u0000 <annotation>$dot{mathrm{C}} $</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> H<sub>3</sub>. At the low-temperature end of the investigated range (300 K), available literature rate coefficients and the present rate coefficients are deviating up to three orders of magnitude. Notably, uncertainties in the imaginary frequency computation are found to contribute most to deviations between the present calculations and combined theoretical and experimental literature dat","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"57 11","pages":"652-661"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/kin.70007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145129193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}