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Correction: Yields of perfluorocarboxylic acids from the atmospheric oxidation of Montreal Protocol related gases
M. P. Sulbaek Andersen*ab,
T. J. Wallingtonc,
J. B. Burkholderd,
S. Madroniche,
M. L. Hansonf,
D. Van Hoomissend and
K. R. Solomong
aDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University Northridge, Northridge, California, USA. E-mail: mads@sulbaek.dk
bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
cCenter for Sustainable Systems, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
dChemical Sciences Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado, USA
eNational Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
fDepartment of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
gSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
First published on 18th March 2026
Abstract
Correction for ‘Yields of perfluorocarboxylic acids from the atmospheric oxidation of Montreal Protocol related gases’ by M. P. Sulbaek Andersen et al., Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EA00179J.
The authors regret that Fig. 1 was not updated from an older version and did not contain final revisions to the HCFC molecule and TFA yields. The updated version is given below.
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| Fig. 1 Key intermediates and degradation pathways leading to formation of TFA during atmospheric degradation of HCFCs, HFCs, HFOs, and HCFOs. Hydrolysis of trifluoroacetylfluoride (CF3C(O)F) and trifluoroacetylchloride (CF3C(O)Cl) leads to TFA in unity molar yield. Hydration of trifluoroacetaldehyde (CF3C(O)H) and reactions of the trifluoroacylperoxyradical (CF3C(O)O2) can lead to formation of TFA. Approximate atmospheric lifetimes are indicated in parenthesis. In addition (not shown in figure), dissolution and hydrolysis of esters generated in the atmospheric oxidation of HFEs can lead to the formation of TFA. Similar mechanistic pathways lead to the formation of PFPrA and PFBA. | ||
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