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Dr Carl Percival

Dr Carl Percival

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BA (Oxford) 1992, MA (Oxford), DPhil Peroxy radical kinetics (Oxford) 1995, FRSC

Room Number: 3.14 [Simon Building]
Tel: +44 (0)161 306 3945
Email: carl.percival@manchester.ac.uk

 

Specific research interests

Air Pollution, Atmospheric chemistry, Gas phase reaction kinetics and mechanisms, novel sensors

Publications

Leather, K.E., McGillen, M.R., Cooke, M.C., Utembe, S.R. Archibald, A.T., Jenkin, M.E. Derwent, R.G., Shallcross, D.E., and Percival, C.J. (2011) Acid-yield measurements of the gas-phase ozonolysis of ethene as a function of humidity using Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (CIMS), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions., 11, 25173-25204.

Percival, C.J., Bacak, A., McGillen, M.R., Cooke, M.C., Archibald, A.T., Huey, L.G., Derwent, R.G. and Shallcross, D.E. (2011) On the impact of new gas-phase kinetic data for the formation of HO2NO2 on HOx, NOx and HO2NO2 levels in the troposphere, Atmospheric Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.008

Copeland, G, Ghost, M.V., Shallcross, D.E., Percival, C.J. and Dyke, J.M. (2011) A Study of the  Alkene-Ozone reactions, 2,3-dimethyl 2-butene + O3 and 2-methyl propene + O3, with Photoelectron Spectroscopy:  Measurement of Product Branching Ratios and Atmospheric Implication, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21922G.

Copeland, G, Ghost, M.V., Shallcross, D.E., Percival, C.J. and Dyke, J.M. (2011) A Study of the Ethene-Ozone Reaction with Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Measurement of Product Branching Ratios and Atmospheric Implications, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(33), 14839-14847.

Muller, J. B. A., Smith, C.E., Newton, M.I. and Percival, C.J. (2011) Evaluation of coated QCM for the detection of atmospheric ozone, Analyst, 136(14), 2963-2968.

McGillen, M.R., Ghalaieny, M. and Percival, C.J. (2011) Determination of gas-phase ozonolysis rate coefficients of C8–14 terminal alkenes at elevated temperatures using the relative rate method, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(23), 10965-10969.

Archiblad, A.T., Tonokura, K., Kawasaki, M., Percival, C. J. and Shallcross, D.E. (2011). On the impact of HO2-H2O complexes in the Marine Boundary Layer: A possible sink for HO2, Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, 22(1), 71-78.

Booth, A.M., Montague, W.J., Barley, M.H., Topping, D.O., McFiggans, G., Garforth, A. and Percival, C.J. (2011) Solid state and sub-cooled liquid vapour pressures of cyclic aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11, 655-665.

McGillen, M.R., Archibald, A. T., Carey, T., Leather, K.E., Shallcross, D.E., Wenger J.C. and Percival, C.J. (2011) Structure-activity relationship (SAR) for the prediction of gas-phase ozonolysis rate coefficients: an extension towards heteroatomic unsaturated species, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(7), 2842-2849. 

Leather, K.E., McGillen, M.R., Ghalainey, M., Shallcross, D.E., Percival, C.J. (2011) Temperature-dependent kinetics for the ozonolysis of selected chlorinated alkenes in the gas phase, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 43(3), 120-129.

Muller, J.B.A., Gallagher, M.W., Percival, C.J., Coyle, M., Fowler, D. and Nemitz, E.G. (2010) Sources of uncertainty in eddy covariance ozone flux measurements made by dry chemiluminescence fast response analysers, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 3(1), 163-176.

Booth, A.M., Barley, M.H., Topping, D.O., McFiggans, G., Garforth, A. and Percival, C. J. (2010) Subcooled-liquid vapour pressures of dicarboxylic acids from Knudsen Effusion Mass spectrometry combined with Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10, 4879-4892.

Muller, J. B. A., Gallagher, M. W., Percival, C.J., Coyle, M., Fowler, D. and Nemitz, E. G. (2010) Sources of uncertainty in eddy covariance ozone flux measurements made by dry chemiluminescence fast response analysers, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 3, 163-176.

Petersson, F. K., Martin, D., White, I.R., Henshaw, S. J., Nickless, G., Longley, I., Percival, C.J., Gallagher, M., and Shallcross, D. E. (2010) CityFlux perfluorocarbon tracer experiments, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , 10, 4879-4892. 

Najera, J., Percival, C.J. and Horn, A.B. (2010) Kinetic studies of the heterogeneous oxidation of maleic and fumaric acid aerosols particles under condition of high relative humidity, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12(37), 11417-11427.

Bobrutzki, K., Blom, M., Braban, C., Coe, H., Famulari, D., Gallagher, M. W., Geddes, J., Ghalaieny, M., Jones, S., McGillen, M.R., Mohacsi, A., Murphy, J., Percival,C.J., Pogany, A., Popescu, R., Rantanen, S., Whitehead, J.M., Sutton, M.A., Nemitz, E.G. (2010) An Intercomparison of eleven ammonia measurement techniques during a field experiment, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 3, 91-112.

Leather, K.E., McGillen, M.R. and Percival, C.J. (2010) Temperature-dependent ozonolysis kinetics of selected alkenes in the gas phase: an experimental and structure-activity relationship (SAR) study, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12(12), 2935-2943.

Booth, A.M., Markus, T., McFiggans, G., Percival, C.J., McGillen, M.R., and Topping, D.O. (2009) Design and construction of a simple Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometer (KEMS) system for vapour pressure measurements of low volatility organics, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2, 355-361.

Najera, J., Percival, C.J. and Horn, A.B. (2009) Infrared spectroscopic studies of the heterogeneous reaction of ozone with dry maleic and fumaric acid aerosol particles, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(40), 9093-9103.

Booth, A.M., Topping, D.O., McFiggans, G. and Percival, C.J. (2009) Design Surface tension of mixed inorganics and dicarboxylic acid aqueous solutions at 298.15 K and their importance for cloud activation predictions, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(36), 8021-8028.

Muller, J.B.A., Coyle, M., Fowler, D., Gallagher, M.W., Nemitz, E.G. and Percival, C.J. (2009) Comparison of ozone fluxes over grassland by gradient and eddy covariance technique, Atmospheric Science Letters, 10, 164-169.

Last, D.J., Najera, J. Percival, C.J. and Horn, A.B. (2009) A comparison of infrared spectroscopic methods for the study of heterogeneous reactions occurring on atmospheric aerosol proxies, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(37), 8214-8225.

Last, D.J., Najera, J., Wamsley, R., Jackson, G., McGillen, M. R., Percival, C.J. and Horn, A.B. (2009) Ozonolysis of organic compounds and mixtures in solution. Part I: Oleic, maleic, nonanoic and benzoic acids, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(9), 1427-1440.

Archibald, A.T., Petit, A.S., Percival, C.J., Harvey, J.N. and Shallcross, D.E. (2009) On the importance of the reaction between OH and RO2 radicals, Atmospheric Science Letters, 10, 102-108.

Najera, J., Fochesatto, J. G., Last, D.J., Percival, C.J. and Horn, A.B. (2008) Infrared spectroscopic methods for the study of aerosol particles using White cell optics: Development and characterization of a new aerosol flow tube, Review of Scientific Instruments, 79, 124102-124112.

Percival C.J. and McGillen, M. (2008) Structure Activity Relationship Methods,  NATO Science for Peace and Security Series –C: Environmental Security, 47-59.

Taatjes, C.A., Meloni, G., Selby, T.M., Trevitt, A.J., Osborn, D.L., Percival, C.J. and Shallcross D.E. (2008) Direct Observation of the Gas-Phase Criegee Intermediate (CH2OO), Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(36), 11883-11885.

McGillen, M.R., Percival, C.J., Archibald, A.T., Carey, T, Wenger, J.C. and Shallcross, D.E. (2008) A novel structure-activity relationship to predict ozonolysis rate coefficients with alkenes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 10, 1757-1768.

Archibald, A.T. McGillen, M.R., Taatjes, C.A., Percival, C.J. and Shallcross, D.E. (2007) The atmospheric transformation of enols: a potential source of carboxylic acids in the urban atmosphere, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L21801, doi:10.1029/2007GL031032.

McGillen, M.R. and Percival, C.J. (2007) A kinetic study of the reaction of OH with alkenes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 9 (31), 4349-4356.

Raventos, M. T., McGillen, M.R., Shallcross D. E., and Percival C.J. (2007) Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between C2H5O2 + HO2, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 9 (31), 4338-4348.

McGillen, M.R., Percival, C.J., Pieterse, G. and Shallcross, D.E. (2007) Predicting arene rate coefficients with respect to hydroxyl and other free radicals: a simple and effective method using a single topological descriptor, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7 (13), 3559-3569.

Raventos, M.T., McGillen, M.R., Shallcross D.E., and Percival C.J. (2007) Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction between CH3O2 + HO2, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 39 (10), 571-579.

McGillen, M.R., Percival, C.J., Crosier, J., Sanchez-Reyna, G. and Shallcross, D.E. (2006) Can topological indices be used to predict gas-phase rate coefficients of importance to tropospheric chemistry? Reactions of alkenes with OH, NO3 and O3, Chemosphere, 65(11), 2035-2044.

Reynolds, J.C., Last, D.J., McGillen, M., Nijs, A., Horn, A.B., Percival, C.J., Carpenter, C. and Lewis, A.C. (2006) Structural analysis of oligomeric molecules formed from the reaction products of oleic acid ozonolysis, Environmental Science and Technology, 40(21), 6674-6681.

Stanley, S.M., Dodi, I. A., Evans, C.R., Paston, S. J., Reese, R. C., Percival, C.J., McHale, G. and Newton, M.I. (2006) layer guided-acoustic plate mode biosensors for monitoring MHC-peptide interactions, The Analyst, 131(8), 892-894.

Evans, C.R., Stanley, S.M., Percival, C.J., McHale, G. and Newton, M.I. (2006) Lithium tantalate layer guided plate mode sensors, Sensors and Actuators A, 132(1), 241-244.

McGillen, M.R. Percival, C.J., Raventos-Duran, M.T., Sanchez-Reyna, G. and Shallcross, D.E. (2006) Can topological indices be used to predict gas-phase rate coefficients of importance to tropospheric chemistry? Atmospheric Environment, 40(14), 2488-2500.

Percival, C.J.; Harrison, T. and Shallcross, D.E. (2006) Catching the cheats: detecting drugs in sports, Chemistry Review, 15(4), 24-27.

Bacak A., Bardwell M. W., Raventos M. T., Percival C. J., Hammer P.D., and Shallcross D.E. (2006) Kinetics of the reaction between CH3O2 + NO2, Chemical Physics Letters, 419, 125-129.

Stanley, S.M., Newton, M.I., Percival, C.J., McHale, G. and Evans, C.R. (2005) A SAW oscillator for monitoring particulate matter in air, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 20(4), 231-237 .

Percival, C.J., Shallcross, D.E., Canosa-Mas, C.E and Dyke, J.M. (2005) Recent advances in the study of radical kinetics. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 176 (1-3), 250–259.

Stanley, S., Brennan, M., Percival, C.J., Newton, M.I. and McHale, G. (2005) Combining electrostatic precipitator and surface acoustic wave technologies for real time aerosol monitoring. Nondestructive Testing and evaluation, 20(1), 3-7.

Bacak A., Bardwell M. W., Raventos M. T., Percival C.J., Sanchez-Reyna G., and Shallcross D. E. (2005) Kinetics and mechanism of the C2H5O2 + NO Reaction: a temperature and pressure dependence study using chemical ionisation mass spectrometry, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 37(4), 253-260.

Shallcross D. E., Raventos M. T., Bardwell M. W., Bacak A., Sloman, S. and Percival C.J. (2005) A semi-empirical correlation for the rate coefficients for cross and self-reactions of peroxy radicals in the gas-phase, Atmospheric Environment, 39(4), 763-771.

Bacak A., Bardwell M.W., Raventos M.T., Percival C. J., Sanchez-Reyna G., and Shallcross D. E. (2004) Kinetics of the reaction between CH3O2 + NO: a temperature and pressure dependence study using chemical ionisation mass spectrometry, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 108(48), 10681-10687.

Bardwell M. W., Bacak A., Raventos M.T., Percival C. J., Sanchez-Reyna G., and Shallcross D. E. (2003) Kinetics of the HO2+NO reaction: A temperature and pressure dependence study using chemical ionisation mass spectrometry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 5(11), 2381-2385.

Stanley S., Percival C.J., Auer M., Braithwaite A., Newton M. I., McHale G., and Hayes W. (2003) Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using quartz crystal microbalances, Analytical Chemistry, 75(7), 1573-1577.

Stanley S., Percival C.J., Morel T., Braithwaite A., Newton M.I., McHale G., and Hayes W. (2003) Enantioselective detection of L-serine, Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 89(1-2), 103-106.

Percival C.J., Stanley S., Braithwaite A., Newton M.I., and McHale G. (2002) Molecular imprinted polymer coated QCM for the detection of nandrolone, The Analyst, 127(8), 1024-1026.

Percival C.J., Stanley S., Galle M., Braithwaite A., Newton M. I., McHale G., and Hayes W. (2001) Molecular-imprinted, polymer-coated quartz crystal microbalances for the detection of terpenes, Analytical Chemistry, 73(17), 4225-4228.

Percival, C.J., Mossinger, J.C. and Cox, R.A. (1999) The heterogeneous uptake of HI on ice. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1, 4565-4571.

Biggs, P., Canosa-Mas, C.E. Percival, C.J., Wayne R.P. and Shallcross, D.E. (1999) Kinetics and mechanisms of the self reaction of CH3-nXnO2 (where X = Cl or Br) radicals at 298K, International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 31, 433-444.

Percival, C.J., Smith, G.D., Molina, L.T. and Molina, M.J. (1997) A reevaluation of the kinetics of the reaction of ClO + NO2 over the pressure range of 150 to 600 Torr and the temperature range of 213 to 300K, Journal of Physical Chemistry, 101, 8830-8833.

Biggs, P., Canosa-Mas, C.E., Fracheboud, J.-M., Percival, C.J., Wayne, R.P. and Shallcross, D.E. (1997) Kinetics of the self reaction of CF3O2 and its reaction with ozone, Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions, 93, 379-385.

Canosa-Mas, C. E., Daele, V., King, M., Lopez, R., Percival, C. J., Wayne, R.P., Shallcross D.E. and Pyle, J. (1996) Is the reaction between CH3C(O)O2 and NO3 important in the night-time troposphere, Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions, 92, 2211-2222.

Percival, C.J., Marston, G. and Wayne, R.P. (1995) Correlations between rate parameters and calculated molecular properties in the reaction of the hydroxyl radical with hydrofluorocarbons, Atmospheric Environment, 29, 305-311.