TY - JOUR
T1 - Atmospheric chemistry of CF3CH2OCH3
T2 - reaction with chlorine atoms and OH radicals, kinetics, degradation mechanism and global warming potential
AU - Østerstrøm, Freja From
AU - Nielsen, Ole John
AU - Andersen, Mads P. Sulbæk
AU - Wallington, Timothy J.
PY - 2012/2/6
Y1 - 2012/2/6
N2 - FTIR smog chamber techniques were used to measure k(Cl + CF 3CH 2OCH 3) = (2.28 ± 0.44) × 10 -11 and k(OH + CF 3CH 2OCH 3) = (4.9 ± 1.3) × 10 -13 cm 3 molecule -1 s -1 in 700 Torr total pressure of air at 296 ± 2 K. The atmospheric lifetime of CF 3CH 2OCH 3 is estimated at 25 days. Reaction of Cl atoms with CF 3CH 2OCH 3 proceeds 79 ± 4% at the CH 3 group and 22 ± 2% at the CH 2 group. Reaction with OH radicals proceeds 55 ± 5% at the CH 3 group yielding CF 3CH 2OCHO and 45 ± 5% at the CH 2 group yielding COF 2 and CH 3OCHO as primary oxidation products. The infrared spectrum of CF 3CH(O)OCH 3 was measured and a global warming potential GWP 100 = 8 was estimated. The atmospheric chemistry and environmental impact of CF 3CH 2OCH 3 is discussed in context of the use of hydrofluoroethers as CFC substitutes.
AB - FTIR smog chamber techniques were used to measure k(Cl + CF 3CH 2OCH 3) = (2.28 ± 0.44) × 10 -11 and k(OH + CF 3CH 2OCH 3) = (4.9 ± 1.3) × 10 -13 cm 3 molecule -1 s -1 in 700 Torr total pressure of air at 296 ± 2 K. The atmospheric lifetime of CF 3CH 2OCH 3 is estimated at 25 days. Reaction of Cl atoms with CF 3CH 2OCH 3 proceeds 79 ± 4% at the CH 3 group and 22 ± 2% at the CH 2 group. Reaction with OH radicals proceeds 55 ± 5% at the CH 3 group yielding CF 3CH 2OCHO and 45 ± 5% at the CH 2 group yielding COF 2 and CH 3OCHO as primary oxidation products. The infrared spectrum of CF 3CH(O)OCH 3 was measured and a global warming potential GWP 100 = 8 was estimated. The atmospheric chemistry and environmental impact of CF 3CH 2OCH 3 is discussed in context of the use of hydrofluoroethers as CFC substitutes.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.12.047
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.12.047
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 524
SP - 32
EP - 37
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
ER -