A self-consistent, multivariate method for the determination of gas-phase rate coefficients, applied to reactions of atmospheric VOCs and the hydroxyl radical

Shaw, Jacob T.; Lidster, Richard T.; Cryer, Danny R.; Ramirez, Noelia; Whiting, Fiona C.; Boustead, Graham A.; Whalley, Lisa K.; Ingham, Trevor; Rickard, Andrew R.; Dunmore, Rachel E.; Heard, Dwayne E.; Lewis, Ally C.; Carpenter, Lucy J.; Hamilton, Jacqui F.; Dillon, Terry J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4039-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 6

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 4039–4054, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4039-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 4039–4054, 2018

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4039-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 6

Research article

22 Mar 2018

Research article | 22 Mar 2018

A self-consistent, multivariate method for the determination of gas-phase rate coefficients, applied to reactions of atmospheric VOCs and the hydroxyl radical

Jacob T. Shaw et al.

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4039-2018-supplement

Data sets

Datasets for the publication: ``A self-consistent, multi-variate method for the determination of gas-phase rate coefficients, applied to reactions of atmospheric VOCs and the hydroxyl radical'', York Research Database, University of York T. J. Dillon and J. F. Hamilton https://doi.org/10.15124/93f81821-c151-4a4a-be8b-af394d3f1059

Short summary

The lifetime of a chemical in the atmosphere is largely governed by the rate of its reaction with the hydroxyl radical (OH). Measurements of rates for many of the thousands of identified volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have yet to be determined experimentally. We have developed a new technique for the rapid determination of gas-phase rate coefficients for the simultaneous reactions between multiple VOCs and OH. The method is tasted across a range of scenarios and is used to derive new values.