期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 716, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136905
关键词
Fluorene; NO3 radical; Cl radical; Reaction mechanism; Rate constant
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21976107]
- Taishan Scholars
The photooxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) initiated by Cl and NO3 radicals has been investigated for decades to assess the atmospheric fates of pollutants. Gas-phase fluorene is one of the most abundant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that can be oxidized by activated radicals. In this study, we used quantum chemical calculation to study the atmospheric degradation of fluorene initiated by Cl and NO3 radicals. The results showed that the Cl radical initiated reaction of fluorene mainly produces 9-fluorene radical that has significant potential to form secondary pollutants with more persistent toxic properties. The NO3 radical initiated reaction of fluorene leads to the formation of oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs) and nitrated PAHs (NPAHs) including nitrooxyfluorene, nitrooxyfluorenone and 1,4-fluorenequinone. The rate constants and branch ratios of elementary reactions were determined based on Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory. The atmospheric lifetime of fluorene determined by NO3 radical is deduced to be 1.52 days according to the calculated overall rate constant, 1.52 x 10(-14) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1). The derivatives produced from the atmospheric degradation of fluorene initiated by Cl and NO3 radicals increase the environmental risks of fluroene. Combined with previous experimental and theoretical findings, this work can help to clarify the atmospheric fate and assess the environmental risks of fluorene. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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