A Glimpse of an Elusive Radical (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

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A Glimpse of an Elusive Radical (2 of 3)

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New information on QOOH radicals will aid in understanding of fuel autoignition, tropospheric autooxidation, and aerosol formation. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 6, 2015 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.D. Savee at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA, and colleagues was titled, "Direct observation and kinetics of a hydroperoxyalkyl radical (QOOH)."

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[Credit: John D. Savee]

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