Quantitative study of the formation of inorganic chemical species following corona discharge - I. Production of HNO2 and HNO3 in a composition-controlled, humid atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 129-132

  Pinart, J ^a   Smirdec, M ^a   Pinart, M E ^a   Aaron, J J ^a   Benmansour, Z ^a   Goldman, M ^b   Goldman, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Corona discharge; Nitrates; Nitrites; Radical mechanism

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID; NITROUS ACID;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; HUMIDITY; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONA DISCHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELD SIMULATION; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDE SPECIES; NITROUS ACID;

EID: 0029656241     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00231-M     Document Type: Article

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