Equimolar mixtures of CH4 and CD4 were pyrolyzed at 1560°K by a reflected shock wave. From the isotope distribution of H2, HD and D2 which are components of the product in early stage, the initiation step of methane pyrolysis is concluded to be the splitting to a methyl radical and a hydrogen atom.
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