Photostability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Nitrated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (NPAHs) in dichloromethane and isooctane solutions

Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-156

  Cvrckova O ^a   Ciganek, M ^a,b  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dichloromethane; Hydrocarbons; Isooctane; Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Photodegradation; Photostability; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ANTHRACENE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID; BIPHENYL; CARBOXYL GROUP; CHLORINE; CHRYSENE; METHANE; NAPHTHALENE; OCTANE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; LABORATORY; LIGHT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRATION; OXIDATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REDUCTION; SIMULATION;

EID: 20844451131     PISSN: 10406638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10406630590922166     Document Type: Article

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