Atmospheric photooxidation of alkylbenzenes - I. Carbonyl product analyses

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2261-2280

  Yu, Jianzhen ^a   Jeffries, Harvey E ^a   Sexton, Kenneth G ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatics; PFBHA; Toluene; Trimethylbenzenes; Xylenes

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBONYL COMPOUND; PHOTOOXIDATION; XYLENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

ALKYLBENZENES; ATMOSPHERIC PHOTOOXIDATION; CARBONYL PRODUCT ANALYSES; TRIMETHYLBENZENES;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030616248     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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