Decay rate of gas-phase peracetic acid in a polyvinyl fluoride sample bag

Abstract

In this study the temperature dependent decay rate of gas-phase peracetic acid (PAA) concentrations in polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) sample bags was measured. Headspace from a PAA solution was used to dynamically generate atmospheres of gas-phase PAA which were transferred to PVF bags. The concentration of gas-phase PAA in PVF bags, in a temperature-controlled environment, was measured versus time using both selected ion flow-tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) and impinger based colorimetric measurements. A review of PAA decomposition reactions, kinetics, and results of SIFT-MS measure of PAA and acetic acid are discussed. Gas-phase PAA concentrations in the PVF bags exhibited exponential decay consistent with first-order kinetics. The temperature dependent decay rate of gas-phase PAA concentration in PVF sample bags had half-lives that ranged from 19 h (at 30 °C) to 45 h (at 10 °C). From the Arrhenius equation, an activation energy of 34.2 ± 1.1 kJ mol−1 (8.2 ± 0.3 kcal mol−1) was calculated from the temperature dependence of the decay constant. In this work, the half-lives of gas-phase PAA concentrations measured in PVF were considerably longer than other studies of PAA in containers.

Graphical abstract: Decay rate of gas-phase peracetic acid in a polyvinyl fluoride sample bag

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Apr 2025
Accepted
16 Jun 2025
First published
01 Jul 2025

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2025, Advance Article

Decay rate of gas-phase peracetic acid in a polyvinyl fluoride sample bag

A. Doepke, R. P. Streicher and A. L. Stastny, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5EM00286A

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