Kinetic studies on the reactions of hydroxyl radicals with cyclic ethers

摘要

Ethers are widely used as fuel additives and solvents,and osme short chain ethers are being ocnsidered as alternatives to conventional utomobile fuels The efect of htese species on tropospheric ozone and the fromation of other secondary pollutants follwing release into hte atmosphere is thereore of some concern (Porter et al.,1997).The major fate of oxygeneted organic compounds realeased in to the atmosphere is reaction with hydroxyl radicals (Atkinson,1989) and the rate at which compounds areact with OH radicals can provide estimates of their atmospheric lifetimes.