| Main Title |
Photochemical Reactivity of Perchloroethylene: A New Appraisal. |
| Author |
Dimitriades, B. ;
Gay, Jr., B. W. ;
Arnts, R. R. ;
Seila, R. L. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1983 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/J-83-129; |
| Stock Number |
PB84-142298 |
| Additional Subjects |
Air pollution ;
Solvents ;
Ozone ;
Oxidizers ;
Urban areas ;
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Dry cleaning ;
Test chambers ;
Smog ;
Nitrogen oxides ;
Ethane ;
Chemical reactions ;
Reaction kinetics ;
Reprints ;
Ethylene/perchloro ;
Volatile organic compounds ;
Chemical reaction mechanisms
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB84-142298 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
16p |
| Abstract |
Perchloroethylene (PCE), a solvent used in dry cleaning, has been suspected of contributing significantly to photochemical ozone/oxidant (O3/O(x)) problems in urban atmospheres. Past evidence, however, was neither complete nor consistent. To interpret more conclusively the past evidence, and further understand PCE's role in the O3/O(x) problem, a smog chamber testing program was conducted. The program's objectives were: (a) to explain the mechanism of the PCE reaction in smog chamber atmospheres, and (b) to extrapolate the smog chamber findings regarding PCE reactivity to the real atmosphere. Results showed that (a) in smog chambers, PCE reacts and forms O3/O(x) following a C1-instigated photooxidation mechanisms rather than the OH-instigated mechanizm accepted in current smog chemistry, and (b) in the real atmosphere neither the C1-instigated nor the OH-instigated photooxidations of PCE can generate substantial concentrations of O3/O(x). In fact, PCE contributes less to the ambient O3/O(x) problem than equal concentrations of ethane. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in APCA Jnl., v33 N6 p575-587 1983. See also PB83-163014. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Photochemical Reactivity of Perchloroethylene: A New Appraisal. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1983 |
| Category Codes |
7D; 68A; 99F |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/09 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
409017914 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
