Surprising formation of p-cymene in the oxidation of α-pinene in air by the atmospheric oxidants OH, O3, and NO3

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2755-2760

  Gratien, Aline ^a   Johnson, Stanley N ^a   Ezell, Michael J ^a   Dawson, Matthew L ^a   Bennett, Raffeal ^a   Finlayson Pitts, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDED WATER; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC OXIDANTS; DRY CONDITION; P-CYMENE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TEFLON REACTION CHAMBERS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; FOSSIL FUELS; OXIDATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

HYDROXIDE; NITRATE; OZONE; PARA CYMENE; PINENE; POLITEF; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; EVAPORATION; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRATE; OXIDANT; OXIDATION; OZONE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SULFURIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER VAPOR;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; HUMIDITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; WATER VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MONOTERPENES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDANTS; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79953252112     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103632b     Document Type: Article

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