The free radical chemistry of tert-butyl formate: Rate constants for hydroxyl radical, hydrated electron and hydrogen atom reaction in aqueous solution

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 309-315

  Hardison, D Ransom ^a   Cooper, William J ^a   Mezyk, Stephen P ^b   Bartels, David M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation technology (AOT); Aqueous electron pulse radiolysis; Free radicals; Methyl tert butylether (MTBE); Rate constraints; tert butyl formate (TBF)

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; FREE RADICALS; HEALTH RISKS; IMPURITIES; POTABLE WATER; RATE CONSTANTS; REMEDIATION;

ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

ETHER DERIVATIVE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENT; OXIDATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0036849097     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00333-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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