Formation of Amino Acids on the Sonolysis of Aqueous Solutions Containing Acetic Acid, Methane, or Carbon Dioxide, in the Presence of Nitrogen Gas

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 191-199

  Dharmarathne, Leena ^a   Grieser, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACIDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; SOLUTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ELEMENTARY REACTION; GASPHASE; NITROGEN GAS; OPERATING POWER; SONOLYSIS;

NITROGEN;

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS; METHANE; NITROGEN; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS;

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACIDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; METHANE; NITROGEN; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; WATER;

EID: 84955453690     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b11858     Document Type: Article

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