Carbon kinetic isotope effect of the reaction of CH4 with Cl atoms
| dc.contributor.author | Saueressig, G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bergamaschi, P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Crowley, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fischer, H. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Harris, G.W. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-10T18:04:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-06-10T18:04:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The carbon kinetic isotope effect in the reaction between Cl and CH4 (KIECl) has been measured using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy to determine 13CH4/12CH4 ratios. Cl atoms were generated by the irradition of Cl2 in static mixtures of Cl2/CH4/N2 or Cl2/CH4/N2/O2. Both methods resulted in a (KIECl) of 1.066±0.002 at 297 K. The KIECl displayed a slight temperature dependence, increasing to 1.075±0.005 at 223 K. This result suggests a significant influence of the title reaction on the stratospheric CH4 isotopic composition and may help to resolve discrepancies between measurements of stratospheric 13CH4/ 12CH4 profiles and laboratory measurements of KIEOH. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Geophy. Res. Letts., 22, 1225-1228 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10315/4169 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | AGU | en |
| dc.rights.journal | http://www.agu.org/journals/jd/ | en |
| dc.title | Carbon kinetic isotope effect of the reaction of CH4 with Cl atoms | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |