A Kinetic Study On The Reactions Of OH Radicals With Esters And Alkoxy Esters

A Kinetic Study on the Reactions of OH Radicals with Esters and Alkoxy Esters A contribution to subproject CMD Sinead O'Donnell*, John Wenger\ Howard Sidebottom*, o o o Wahid Mellouki, Stephane Le Calve and Georges Le Bras * Chemistry Department, University College, Dublin, Ireland ^LCSR-CNRS,...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 1999-01, Vol.35
Main Authors: O'Donnell, Sinead, Wenger, John, Sidebottom, Howard, Mellouki, Wahid, Stephane Le Calve, Georges Le Bras
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Esters
Ethers
Formates
Free radicals
Fuel additives
Hydroxyl radicals
Organic chemistry
Oxidation
Rate constants
Troposphere
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Summary:A Kinetic Study on the Reactions of OH Radicals with Esters and Alkoxy Esters A contribution to subproject CMD Sinead O'Donnell*, John Wenger\ Howard Sidebottom*, o o o Wahid Mellouki, Stephane Le Calve and Georges Le Bras * Chemistry Department, University College, Dublin, Ireland ^LCSR-CNRS, Orleans, France Introduction Esters and alkoxy esters are the main atmospheric oxidation products of ethers and diethers, both of which are used as solvents and fuel additives. Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is the principal fate of these oxygenated compounds in the troposphere. In this study rate constants were determined for the reactions of the hydroxyl radical with a series of formates and alkoxy formates. Kinetic data was obtained by both absolute and relative methods, and average values were used to calculate the tropospheric l
ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/EURO990241