The kinetics of the thermal decomposition of normal paraffin hydrocarbons - I. The inhibition of chains and the nature of the residual reaction

Abstract
The decomposition of paraffin hydrocarbons is lowered to a limiting value by additions of nitric oxide or of propylene. It has been a matter for discussion whether the residual rate corresponds to a molecular reaction or a steady state in which the chain reaction is imperfectly suppressed. Fresh evidence, including the facts that the limiting rates with the two inhibitors are identical, and that extra nitric oxide added during the reaction has no further effect, indicates that the former hypothesis is the more probable.

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