Rate constants for the abstraction of hydrogen from alkyl aromatics by alkoxyl radicals and excited state ketones: Relevance to the photodegradation of the water-soluble fraction of crude oil

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 157-162

  Belt, Simon T ^a   Rowland, Steve ^a   Scaiano, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Hydrogen abstraction; Oil spills; Photodegradation; Seawater

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC; CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0032146494     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(98)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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