Rapid NO2 formation in diluted petrol-fuelled engine exhaust - A source of NO2 in winter smog episodes

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 3857-3866

  Shi, Ji Ping ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjugated dienes; Engine exhaust; Free radicals; Nitrogen oxides

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); FREE RADICALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

CONJUGATED DIENES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

CYCLOPENTADIENE DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

EXHAUST EMISSION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDATION; SMOG;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DARKNESS; EXHAUST GAS; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOG; VAPOR; WINTER;

EID: 0031543541     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00256-2     Document Type: Article

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