Acetone-h6 or -d6 + OH reaction products: evidence for heterogeneous formation of acetic acid in a simulation chamber

Environ Sci Technol. 2006 Oct 1;40(19):5956-61. doi: 10.1021/es060183a.

Abstract

Simulation chamber experiments have been carried out at room temperature to investigate the products of the acetone + OH and acetone-d6 + OH reactions using two photoreactors made of Teflon or Pyrex and coupled to GC-FTIR-FID analytical techniques. In the Pyrex chamber, the results demonstrated that the channel forming acetic acid is a minor oxidation route in the atmospheric acetone-h6 + OH reaction (yield <5%), whereas a higher yield of about 20% was obtained in the case of the acetone-d6 + OH reaction, in good agreement with previous studies. Existence of a heterogeneous way of formation of acetic acid has also been identified in the Teflon photoreactor.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetic Acid / chemistry*
  • Acetone / chemistry*
  • Acetone / radiation effects
  • Glass
  • Hydroxyl Radical / chemistry*
  • Hydroxyl Radical / radiation effects
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Acetone
  • Hydroxyl Radical
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Acetic Acid