Mechanistic and kinetic studies on the OH-initiated atmospheric oxidation of fluoranthene

作者：Dang Juan; Shi Xiangli; Zhang Qingzhu^*; Hu Jingtian; Chen Jianmin; Wang Wenxing

来源：Science of the Total Environment, 2014, 490: 639-646.

DOI：10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.134

• Fluoranthene
• OH radicals
• Oxidation mechanism
• Oxidation products
• Rate constants

The atmospheric oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can generate toxic derivatives which contribute to the carcinogenic potential of particulate organic matter. In this work, the mechanism of the OH-initiated atmospheric oxidation of fluoranthene (Flu) was investigated by using high-accuracy molecular orbital calculations. All of the possible oxidation pathways were discussed, and the theoretical results were compared with the available experimental observation. The rate constants of the crucial elementary reactions were evaluated by the Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory. The main oxidation products are a range of ring-retaining and ring-opening chemicals containing fluoranthols, fluoranthones, fluoranthenequinones, nitro-fluoranthenes, dialdehydes and epoxides. The overall rate constant of the OH addition reaction is 1.72 x 10(-11) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) at 298 K and 1 atm. The atmospheric lifetime of Flu determined by OH radicals is about 0.69 days. This work provides a comprehensive investigation of the OH-initiated oxidation of Flu and should help to clarify its atmospheric conversion.

• 出版日期2014-8-15
• 单位山东大学