Prepared by an international team of eminent atmospheric scientists, Mechanisms of Atmospheric Oxidation of the Oxygenates is an authoritative source of information on the role of oxygenates in the chemistry of the atmosphere. The oxygenates, including the many different alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, acids, esters, and nitrogen-atom containing oxygenates, are of special interest today due to their increased use as alternative fuels and fuel additives. This book describes the physical properties of oxygenates, as well as the chemical and photochemical parameters that determine their reaction pathways in the atmosphere. Quantitative descriptions of the pathways of the oxygenates from release or formation in the atmosphere to final products are provided, as is a comprehensive review and evaluation of the extensive kinetic literature on the atmospheric chemistry of the different oxygenates and their many halogen-atom substituted analogues. This book will be of interest to modelers of atmospheric chemistry, environmental scientists and engineers, and air quality planning agencies as a useful input for development of realistic modules designed to simulate the atmospheric chemistry of the oxygenates, their major oxidation products, and their influence on ozone and other trace gases within the troposhere.

Jack G. Calvert is Emeriturs Senior Scientist at National Center for Atmospheric Reseach. Professor Calvert has authored or coauthored approximately 300 publications in the scientific literature that relate to various aspects of photochemistry, reaction kinetics, and atmospheric chemistry.

Abdelwahid Mellouki is Research Director at the Institut de Combustion, Aerothermique, Reactivite, et Environnement. Dr. Mellouki has been involved in a number of EU programs related to atmospheric chemistry and air pollution.

John J. Orlando is Senior Scientist at National Center for Atmospheric Research. His research at NCAR has focused largely on the determination of the mechanisms of the atmospheric oxidation of carbon-containing species, on halogen chemistry of relevance to the stratosphere and troposphere, and on the atmospheric chemistry of nitrogen oxide species.
Michael J. Pilling is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Leeds. His research is centered on reaction kinetics and includes measurements and modeling of elementary radical reactions and the kinetics of complex reactions, including mechanism construction and reduction.

Timothy J. Wallington is Technical Leader in Physical and Environmental Sciences at Ford Motor Company. Dr. Wallington has studied the atmospheric chemistry of vehicle and manufacturing emissions and their contribution to local, regional, and global air pollution and global climate change.