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Substance: acetone					Other Names: propanone; dimethyl ketone

Formula: C3H6O						CAS-No.: 67-64-1

Study: UV absorption cross sections, photolysis, quantum yields


Authors: H. Meyrahn, J. Pauly, W. Schneider, P. Warneck

Title: Quantum Yields for the Photodissociation of Acetone in Air and an Estimate for the Life Time of Acetone in the Lower Troposphere

Journal/Source: J. Atmos. Chem., 4 (2), 277-291, (1986); https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00052006


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 250-330 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 298 K

Temperature dependence: no

Pressure/Concentration: 

Phase: gas

pH:


Comments: The room-temperature photodecomposition of acetone diluted with synthetic air was studied at nine wavelengths in the spectral region 250-330 nm.

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