Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR

Formaldehyde of known, near-natural isotopic composition was photolyzed in the SAPHIR atmosphere simulation chamber under ambient conditions. The isotopic composition of the product H<sub>2</sub> was used to determine the isotope effects in formaldehyde photolysis. The experiments are se...

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Main Authors: R. Koppmann, E. Schlosser, R. Tillmann, T. Brauers, H. Spahn, B. Bohn, R. Wegener, S. Walter, T. Röckmann, F. Rohrer
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Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-06-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/5343/2010/acp-10-5343-2010.pdf
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author R. Koppmann
E. Schlosser
R. Tillmann
T. Brauers
H. Spahn
B. Bohn
R. Wegener
S. Walter
T. Röckmann
F. Rohrer
author_facet R. Koppmann
E. Schlosser
R. Tillmann
T. Brauers
H. Spahn
B. Bohn
R. Wegener
S. Walter
T. Röckmann
F. Rohrer
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description Formaldehyde of known, near-natural isotopic composition was photolyzed in the SAPHIR atmosphere simulation chamber under ambient conditions. The isotopic composition of the product H<sub>2</sub> was used to determine the isotope effects in formaldehyde photolysis. The experiments are sensitive to the molecular photolysis channel, and the radical channel has only an indirect effect and cannot be effectively constrained. The molecular channel kinetic isotope effect KIE<sub>mol</sub>, the ratio of photolysis frequencies <i>j</i>(HCHO&rarr;CO+H<sub>2</sub>)/<i>j</i>(HCDO&rarr;CO+HD) at surface pressure, is determined to be KIE<sub>mol</sub>=1.63<sub>&minus;0.046</sub><sup>+0.038</sup>. This is similar to the kinetic isotope effect for the total removal of HCHO from a recent relative rate experiment (KIE<sub>tot</sub>=1.58&plusmn;0.03), which indicates that the KIEs in the molecular and radical photolysis channels at surface pressure (&asymp;100 kPa) may not be as different as described previously in the literature.
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spelling doaj.art-abf1205e09034d30886c5afe22f15b572022-12-21T23:22:35ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics1680-73161680-73242010-06-0110125343535710.5194/acp-10-5343-2010Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIRR. KoppmannE. SchlosserR. TillmannT. BrauersH. SpahnB. BohnR. WegenerS. WalterT. RöckmannF. RohrerFormaldehyde of known, near-natural isotopic composition was photolyzed in the SAPHIR atmosphere simulation chamber under ambient conditions. The isotopic composition of the product H<sub>2</sub> was used to determine the isotope effects in formaldehyde photolysis. The experiments are sensitive to the molecular photolysis channel, and the radical channel has only an indirect effect and cannot be effectively constrained. The molecular channel kinetic isotope effect KIE<sub>mol</sub>, the ratio of photolysis frequencies <i>j</i>(HCHO&rarr;CO+H<sub>2</sub>)/<i>j</i>(HCDO&rarr;CO+HD) at surface pressure, is determined to be KIE<sub>mol</sub>=1.63<sub>&minus;0.046</sub><sup>+0.038</sup>. This is similar to the kinetic isotope effect for the total removal of HCHO from a recent relative rate experiment (KIE<sub>tot</sub>=1.58&plusmn;0.03), which indicates that the KIEs in the molecular and radical photolysis channels at surface pressure (&asymp;100 kPa) may not be as different as described previously in the literature.http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/5343/2010/acp-10-5343-2010.pdf
spellingShingle R. Koppmann
E. Schlosser
R. Tillmann
T. Brauers
H. Spahn
B. Bohn
R. Wegener
S. Walter
T. Röckmann
F. Rohrer
Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
title Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR
title_full Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR
title_fullStr Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR
title_full_unstemmed Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR
title_short Isotope effect in the formation of H<sub>2</sub> from H<sub>2</sub>CO studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR
title_sort isotope effect in the formation of h sub 2 sub from h sub 2 sub co studied at the atmospheric simulation chamber saphir
url http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/5343/2010/acp-10-5343-2010.pdf
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