Publication Date
2003
Abstract
The thermal and photochemical decomposition of aqueous solutions of nitrous acid and nitrite ion were studied, with a focus on the production and subsequent reaction of hydroxyl radicals. The production of these radicals in aqueous solution may be determined indirectly by disappearance of nitrous acid, or more directly by their interaction with a radical scavenger. Benzene was used to scavenge hydroxyl radical and the products of reactions with hydroxyl radical as well as nitrous acid were characterized. The roles of temperature and dissolved gases were also examined.
Disciplines
Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Ratliff '03, Jay S., "The Photochemistry of Nitrous Acid in an Aqueous Matrix" (2003). Honors Projects. 3.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/chem_honproj/3