Study of the peroxidation mechanism of diethyl ether (DEE)

S. Di Tommaso (1, 2) , Patricia Rotureau (2) , Alexis Vignes (2) , M. Alzerreca (2) , Wassila Benaissa (2) , Carlo Adamo (1)

1 LECIME - Laboratoire d'Electrochimie, Chimie des Interfaces et Modélisation pour l'Energie (LECIME - UMR 7575)
2 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques

A great number of organic compounds spontaneously form unstable peroxides by reaction of the carbon chain with molecular oxygen in a process of auto-oxidation, the so-called "peroxidation". This is a free-radical and self-propagating reaction that may generate a wide variety of peroxide molécules

Keywords: PEROXIDATION; DIETHYL ETHER

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]

S. Di Tommaso, Patricia Rotureau, Alexis Vignes, M. Alzerreca, Wassila Benaissa, et al.. Study of the peroxidation mechanism of diethyl ether (DEE). 13. International Symposium on Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion in the Process Industry, Jun 2010, Bruges, Belgium. pp.327-333. ⟨ineris-00973569⟩