PNNL

Abstract

Fundamental understanding of ion-radical interactions in aqueous solutions is of significant relevance to many environmentally important applications. An important example can be found in the problem involving the excess production of molecular chlorine in marine layer, where interactions between OH radical and Cl- species have been implicated as the main reason for the unexpectedly high concentration of Cl2. Current understanding of this process is hindered due to uncertainty regarding the nature of the [OHCl]- complex in aqueous phase.