Determination of Room Temperature OH Rate Constants for Acetylene,Ethylene Dichloride,Ethylene Dibromide,p-Dichlorobenzene and Carbon Disulfide |
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| Authors: | Robert R Arnts Robert L Seila Joseph J Bufalini |
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| Institution: | Atmospheric Sciences Research Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Research Triangle Park , North Carolina , USA |
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| Abstract: | A relative rate procedure was used to measure hydroxyl rate constants at room temperature in the presence of oxygen. The photolysis of methyl nitrite in the presence of nitric oxide was used to generate OH radicals. The rate of loss of the test compounds was measured relative to that of ethane (kOH = 2.74 × 10-13 cm3 molec-1 s-1). The rates obtained at 297 ± 2 K are: acetylene = (7.8 ± 1.6) × 10-13 cm3 molec-1 s-1,1,2-dichloroethane (2.8 ± Q.6) × 10-13 cm3 molec-1 s-1, 1,2-dibromoethane (2.4 ± 0.5) × 10-13 cm3 molec-1 s-1, p-dichlorobenzene (4.3 ± 0.9) × 10-13 cm3 molec-1 s-1 and carbon disulfide (29 ± 6) × 10-13 cm3 molec-1 s-1. Under a proposed EPA rule, this OH rate determination procedure could be used to determine if a given volatile organic will be subject to control for reduction of photochemical ozone. |
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