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A study of the gas-phase ozonolysis of terpenes: the impact of radicals formed during the reaction
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Energy Technology and Thermal Process Chemistry.
Umeå University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry.
Unit for Biomass Technology and Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå.
2002 (English)In: Atmospheric Environment, ISSN 1352-2310, E-ISSN 1873-2844, Vol. 36, no 20, p. 3299-3308Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The gas-phase ozonolysis of α-pinene, Δ3-carene and limonene was investigated at ppb levels and the impact of the ozone, relative air humidity (RH), and time was studied using experimental design. The amounts of terpene reacted varied in the different settings and were as high as 8.1% for α-pinene, 10.9% forΔ3-carene and 23.4% for limonene. The designs were able to describe almost all the variation in the experimental data and were also successful in predicting omitted values. The results described the effects of time and ozone and also showed that RH did not have a statistically significant effect on the ozonolysis. The results also showed that all three terpenes were affected by an additional oxidation of OH radicals and/or other reactive species. The results from the designs states that this additional oxidation was responsible for 40% of the total amount of α-pinene reacted, 33% of the total amount of Δ3-carene reacted and 41% of the total amount of limonene reacted at the settings 20 ppb terpene, 75 ppb ozone, 20% RH and a reaction time of 213 s. Additional experiments with 2-butanol as OH radical scavenger showed that the reaction with OH radicals was responsible for 37% of the total α-pinene reacted and 39% of the total Δ3-carene reacted at the same settings. The scavenger experiments also showed that there were no significant amounts of OH radicals formed during the ozonolysis of limonene. The results from the designs were also compared to a mathematical model in order to evaluate further the data.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2002. Vol. 36, no 20, p. 3299-3308
Keywords [en]
Monoterpenes, OH radicals, Relative humidity, Criegee intermediate, Experimental design
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Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-5652DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00291-1Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-0036300756OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-5652DiVA, id: diva2:145238
Available from: 2003-09-10 Created: 2003-09-10 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved
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1. Chemical reactions in ventilation systems: Ozonolysis of monoterpenes
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Chemical reactions in ventilation systems: Ozonolysis of monoterpenes
2003 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Chemicals in indoor air, either emitted from a source or from a reaction, have been suggested to cause ill health in buildings. However, no clear correlations between exposure and health effects have been made.

In this thesis we studied the reaction between monoterpenes, a group of biogenic unsaturated C10 hydrocarbons, and ozone. Ozonolysis of monoterpenes was used as model reactions for unsaturated compounds in ambient air. Also the products formed from these reactions have been suggested as important participants in the occurrence of discomfort and ill health in buildings.

To enable a reliable and sensitive measurement of ppb-ppt levels of monoterpenes and the formed products in the presence of ozone an evaluation of available scrubber materials was made. Potassium iodide was shown to remove ambient levels of ozone and have a recovery of >95% for all monoterpenes and formed products included in the investigation.

Experimental conditions showed to have a large impact on the initial steps of the ozonolysis, and also on the composition of the formed products. We showed that water plays an important and complex role both in the initial stage of ozonolysis of ∆3-carene and in the formation and composition of products from the ozonolysis of ∆-pinene. The use of experimental design facilitated the evaluation of the investigated reactions. We showed that the formation of OH radicals could be studied using multiple linear regression models and that the presence or absence of OH radicals had a profound impact on the formation of many of the formed products. We also made an observation of the lack of formed OH radicals in the ozonolysis of limonene and discussed probable causes of this observation.

Despite the short reaction times and the ambient levels of ozone and monoterpenes used in our experiments we showed that a number of oxidation products were formed, and that the reaction rate is significantly increased in a ventilation system. This formation is underestimated by theoretical calculations and leads to high amounts of known irritants in the indoor air. We showed that theoretical calculations underestimate the formation of these oxidation products 3-13 times, depending on ventilation system and monoterpene.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Umeå: Umeå universitet, 2003. p. 61
Keywords
Environmental chemistry, Monoterpene, Ozone, OH Radical, Ozonolysis, Ventilation, Potassium Iodide, Experimental Design, Heat Exchanger, Miljökemi
National Category
Environmental Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-97 (URN)91-7305-511-5 (ISBN)
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2003-10-03, KB3B1, KBC, Umeå, 13:00
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Available from: 2003-09-10 Created: 2003-09-10 Last updated: 2018-06-09Bibliographically approved

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