PHOTOOXIDATION OF DIMETHYL SULFIDE AND DIMETHYL DISULFIDE .2. MECHANISM EVALUATION

The mechanisms for atmospheric photooxidation of CH3SCH3 and CH3SSCH3 developed in Part I are evaluated by a series of outdoor smog chamber experiments. Measured product yields, including SO2, H2SO4, CH3SO3H and HCHO, are reported. The predictions of the mechanisms developed in Part I are found to be in substantial agreement with the measured concentrations from the smog chamber. By comparison of mechanism predictions and observations, critical uncertainties in the mechanism are identified. © 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers.