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Zhang M, Hou H, Wang B. Theoretical Characterizations on the Eco-Friendly Gas Tetrafluoropropyne for Electrical Insulation to Replace Sulfur Hexafluoride. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:7984-7996. [PMID: 37713647 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
Abstract
Gases for electric insulation are essential for various types of high-voltage power equipment. Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) has been a dielectric medium commonly used in electrical grids for decades but it is the most potent industrial greenhouse gas. The continuous increase of SF6 emissions in the atmosphere exerts a significant impact on global warming. The identification of suitable drop-in replacements for all SF6-filled apparatuses has been elusive experimentally and theoretically. We claim that tetrafluoropropyne, C3F4, is a breakthrough in chemical alternatives to SF6. The performance of C3F4 was assessed systematically in a 6-dimensional manner, including dielectric strength, liquefaction temperature, global warming potential, thermal stability, toxicity, and arc interruption. On the basis of the extensive ab initio calculations, it has been demonstrated rigorously that C3F4 is an environmentally sustainable solution that may fulfill the complex combination of performance, stability, safety, and environmental properties, namely, the dielectric strength is about 50% higher than that of SF6, the boiling point is -50 °C, the GWP for 100 year time horizons is only 3, the decomposition temperature is above 600 °C, the toxicity is as low as HFOs, and the interruption capability is two-thirds of SF6. Two protocols are suggested for the practical use of C3F4. First, equivalence to 0.5 MPa SF6 could be obtained by filling 0.33 MPa C3F4 pure gas and lead minimum operating temperature down to -21 °C. Second, by taking advantage of synergism effect, the 40% C3F4/60% CO2 mixture is a viable alternative to SF6 with the operating temperature -30 °C without causing any environmental and safety concerns. The present theoretical work sheds new light on the challenging topic of the development of alternative dielectric gases and may stimulate experimental tests on the electrical applications of C3F4 in the future.
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- Mi Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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The influence of a single water molecule on the reaction of IO + HONO. Struct Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-022-01972-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ji Y, Chen X, Xiao Y, Ji Y, Zhang W, Wang J, Chen J, Li G, An T. Assessing the role of mineral particles in the atmospheric photooxidation of typical carbonyl compound. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 105:56-63. [PMID: 34130839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mineral particles are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and exhibit an important effect on the photooxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). However, the role of mineral particles in the photochemical oxidation mechanism of VOCs remains unclear. Hence, the photooxidation reactions of acrolein (ARL) with OH radical (OH) in the presence and absence of SiO2 were investigated by theoretical approach. The gas-phase reaction without SiO2 has two distinct pathways (H-abstraction and OH-addition pathways), and carbonyl-H-abstraction is the dominant pathway. In the presence of SiO2, the reaction mechanism is changed, i.e., the dominant pathway from carbonyl-H-abstraction to OH-addition to carbonyl C-atom. The energy barrier of OH-addition to carbonyl C-atom deceases 21.33 kcal/mol when SiO2 is added. Carbonyl H-atom of ARL is occupied by SiO2 via hydrogen bond, and carbonyl C-atom is activated by SiO2. Hence, the main product changes from H-abstraction product to OH-adduct in the presence of SiO2. The OH-adduct exhibits a thermodynamic feasibility to yield HO2 radical and carboxylic acid via the subsequent reactions with O2, with implications for O3 formation and surface acidity of mineral particles.
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- Yongpeng Ji
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Sun J, Chu H, Wu W, Chen F, Sun Y, Liu J, Shao Y, Tang Y. A theoretical study on gas-phase reactions of acrylic acid with chlorine atoms: mechanism, kinetics, and insights. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:15772-15784. [PMID: 32088822 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08100-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Chlorine atoms initiated oxidation reactions are significant for the removal of typical volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere. The intrinsic mechanisms of CH2=CHCOOH + Cl reaction have been carried out at the CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) level. There are hydrogen abstraction and C-addition pathways on potential energy surfaces. By analyses, the addition intermediates of IM1(ClCH2CHCOOH) and IM2(CH2CHClCOOH) are found to be dominant. The secondary reactions of IM1 and IM2 have been discussed in the presence of O3, O2, NO, and NO2. And we have also investigated the degradation mechanisms of ClCH2CHO2COOH with NO, NO2, and self-reaction. Moreover, the atmospheric kinetics has been calculated by the variable reaction coordinate transition-state theory (VRC-TST). As a result, the rate constants show negative temperature and positive pressure dependence. The atmospheric lifetime and global warming potentials of acrylic acid have been calculated. Overall, the current study elucidates a new mechanism for the atmospheric reaction of chlorine atoms with acrylic acid.
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- Jingyu Sun
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Rare Metal Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, 435002, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Rare Metal Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, 435002, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- College of Foreign Languages, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, 435002, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Rare Metal Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, 435002, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Rare Metal Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, 435002, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Rare Metal Chemistry, Hubei Key Laboratory of Pollutant Analysis & Reuse Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Normal University, Cihu Road 11, Huangshi, 435002, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, PCFM Lab, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental and municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Fushun Road 11, Qingdao, 266033, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Tang S, Du L. A single water molecule accelerating the atmospheric reaction of HONO with ClO. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:27842-27853. [PMID: 31342353 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05999-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The role of a single water molecule on the atmospheric reaction of HONO + ClO is systematically investigated employing quantum chemical calculation combined with harmonic transition state theory. Two reaction pathways, cis-HONO + ClO and trans-HONO + ClO, are identified for the naked reaction, which depends on the configurations of HONO. When adding a single water molecule to this reaction, the rate constants of cis-HONO + ClO and trans-HONO + ClO pathways are 7.97 × 10-21 and 2.29 × 10-17 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, respectively, larger than the corresponding naked reaction. To further understand the role of water on the HONO + ClO reaction, it is necessary to calculate the effective rate constant by considering the concentration of water. It shows that the effective rate constants of water-assisted cis-HONO + ClO pathway are much smaller than those of the naked reaction, whereas the presence of water accelerates the trans-HONO + ClO at room temperature. This study demonstrates that water has a positive role in the pathway of trans-HONO + ClO by modifying the stabilities of reactant complexes and transition states through the hydrogen bond formation, which contributes to the sink of atmospheric HONO. In addition, the kinetic branching ratio indicates that the favorable reaction is the trans-HONO + ClO instead of the cis-HONO + ClO pathway, in contrast to the naked reaction. These results reveal the importance of water in the evaluation of the fate of active species in the atmosphere. Graphical Abstract.
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- Shanshan Tang
- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Lin X, Meng Q, Feng B, Zhai Y, Li Y, Yu Y, Li Z, Shan X, Liu F, Zhang L, Sheng L. Theoretical Study on Criegee Intermediate's Role in Ozonolysis of Acrylic Acid. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:1929-1936. [PMID: 30811197 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b11671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Criegee intermediates have raised much attention in atmospheric chemistry because of their significance in ozonolysis mechanism. The simplest Criegee intermediate, CH2OO, and its reactions with acrylic acid including cycloadditions and insertions as main entrance channels have been investigated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ//M06-2X/6-31G(d,p) level. Temperature- and pressure-dependent kinetics were predicted by solving the time-dependent master equations based on Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus theory using MESS program, with temperatures from 200 to 500 K and pressures from 0.001 to 1000 atm. Variational transition state theory (VTST) was used for barrierless pathways and conventional transition state theory (CTST) for pathways with distinct barriers. Results indicate that hydroperoxymethyl acrylate is the dominant product under atmospheric conditions. The combination of two reactants will reduce the volatility and makes a possible factor that induces formation of secondary organic aerosols, which suggests CH2OO's entangled role in ever-increasing air pollution.
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- Xuan Lin
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei , Anhui 230026 , China
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