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IN spite of the considerable literature, there seems to be no special reference1 to the properties of diethyl peroxide as a pro-knock. In view of its possible importance in some theories of hydrocarbon combustion, it was of interest to investigate its behaviour in the engine. Diethyl peroxide is a violent pro-knock, slightly more potent than amyl nitrite at the same concentration. Its knocking action is inhibited by lead ethyl.
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Cf. possibly Withrow and Rassweiler, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., December, 1933
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EGERTON, A., UBBELOHDE, A. Diethyl Peroxide as a Pro-Knock. Nature 133, 179 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133179b0
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