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232 9. Glockler, G., and S.C. Lind. The Electrochemistry of Gases and Other Di- I electrics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1939. 10. Thomas, C.L., G. Egloff, and J.C. Morrell. Reactions of Hydrocarbons in Elec- trical Discharges. Chem. Rev. 28, No. 1, 1-70 (1940). 11. Jolly, W.L. The Use of Electrical Discharges in Chemical Syntheses. Ch. in Technique of Inorganic Chemistry, ed. by H.B. Jonassen and A. Weissberger, v. 1, Interscience Div. of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1963, pp. 179-208. 12. Akerlof, G.C., and E. Wills. Bibliography of Chemical Reactions in Electric Discharges, Aug. 1951, Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce, Washington , D . C . I 13. Christain, D.C., and P,B. Boyd, Jr. What to Look for in CO Conversion Catalysts. Chem. Eng. 56, No. 5, 148-150 (1949). . / I < , d

- 233 SOME PROBLEMS OF THE KINETICS OF DISCHARGE REACTIONS Robert Lunt Department of Physics University College, London This essay is concerned with the kinetics of reactions in electrical discharges through gases that are either effected by, or initiated by, the charged particles present in the gas. The principal experimental investigations on the kinetics of such reactions which have led to the development of the statistical theory of discharge I reaction are recalled briefly before stating spme elaborations of the formal analysis that are now seen to be pertinent and which have not been summarized hitherto. The present state of the theory is then illuminated by outlining some examples of: (1) the achievements of the theory in providing a detailed and quantitative Interpretation of the values found from experiment for the empirical reaction rate coefficients considered as functions of the discharge parameters, (2) the apparent inadequacy of the theory to account for the results of experiment in two gases, and (3) the lacunae in the experimental data hitherto available that impede the interpretation of the data in term8 of statistical theory: the recognition of these lacunae may pave the way to the better design of experiment and to a =re precise uader- standing of the mechanism of discharge reaction and of the usefulness of electrical discharges in chemical and in electrical engineering. I

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9. Glockler, G., and S.C. Lind. The Electrochemistry <strong>of</strong> Gases and Other Di- I<br />

electrics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1939.<br />

10. Thomas, C.L., G. Egl<strong>of</strong>f, and J.C. Morrell. Reactions <strong>of</strong> Hydrocarbons in Elec-<br />

trical Discharges. Chem. Rev. 28, No. 1, 1-70 (1940).<br />

11. Jolly, W.L. The Use <strong>of</strong> Electrical Discharges in Chemical Syntheses. Ch. in<br />

Technique <strong>of</strong> Inorganic Chemistry, ed. by H.B. Jonassen and A. Weissberger, v. 1,<br />

Interscience Div. <strong>of</strong> John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1963, pp. 179-208.<br />

12. Akerl<strong>of</strong>, G.C., and E. Wills. Bibliography <strong>of</strong> Chemical Reactions in Electric<br />

Discharges, Aug. 1951, Office <strong>of</strong> Technical Services, Dept. <strong>of</strong> Commerce,<br />

Washington , D . C . I<br />

13. Christain, D.C., and P,B. Boyd, Jr. What to Look for in CO Conversion Catalysts.<br />

Chem. Eng. 56, No. 5, 148-150 (1949).<br />

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