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- Title
Photochemical oxidation of di-n-butyl phthalate in atmospheric hydrometeors by hydroxyl radicals from nitrous acid.
- Authors
Lei, Yu; Zhu, Chengzhu; Lu, Jun; Zhu, Yongchao; Zhang, Qiuyue; Chen, Tianhu; Xiong, Hongbin
- Abstract
The photochemical oxidation of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) by •OH radicals from nitrous acid (HONO) in atmospheric hydrometeors was explored by two techniques, steady-state irradiation, and laser flash photolysis (LFP). The effects of atmospheric liquid parameters on DBP transformation were systematically evaluated, showing that DBP does not react with HONO directly and •OH-initiated reactions are crucial steps for consumption and transformation of DBP. Two reaction channels are operative: •OH addition and hydrogen atom abstraction. The overall rate constant for the reaction of DBP with •OH is 5.7 × 109 M−1 s−1, and its specific rate constant for addition is 3.7 × 109 M−1 s−1 determined by using laser flash photolysis technique. Comparing the individual reaction rate constant for aromatic ring addition with the total rate constant, the majority of the •OH radicals (about 65%) attack the aromatic ring. The major transformation products were identified by GC-MS, and the trends of their yields derived from both ring addition and H-abstraction with time are discussed. These results provide important insights into the photochemical transformation of DBP in atmospheric hydrometeors and contribute to atmospheric aerosol chemistry.
- Subjects
OXIDATION; PHTHALATE esters; NITROUS acid; IRRADIATION; PHOTOLYSIS (Chemistry)
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2018, Vol 25, Issue 31, p31091
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-018-3091-y