Journal article
A theoretical investigation of gaseous absorption by water droplets from SO 2-HNO 3-NH 3-C0 2-HCl mixtures
Atmospheric environment, Vol.16(4), pp.719-729
1982
DOI: 10.1016/0004-6981(82)90389-4
Abstract
A physical-chemical model is developed and used to investigate gaseous absorption by water droplets from trace gas mixtures. The model is an extension of that of Carmichael and Peters (1979) and includes the simultaneous absorption of SO
2, NH
3, HNO
3, CO
2 and HCl. Gas phase depletion is also considered. Presented results demonstrate that the absorption behavior of raindrops is strongly dependent on drop size, fall distance, trace gas concentrations, and the chemical and physical properties of the constituents of the mixture. In addition, when gas phase depletion is considered, the absorption rates and equilibrium values are also dependent on the precipitation rate itself. Also, the trace constituents liquid phase concentrations may be a factor of six or more lower when gas depletion is considered than when the depletion is ignored. However, the hydrogen ion concentration may be insensitive to the gas phase depletion.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A theoretical investigation of gaseous absorption by water droplets from SO 2-HNO 3-NH 3-C0 2-HCl mixtures
- Creators
- Yusuf Gbadebo AdewuyiGregory R Carmichael
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Atmospheric environment, Vol.16(4), pp.719-729
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- DOI
- 10.1016/0004-6981(82)90389-4
- ISSN
- 0004-6981
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1982
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984003978602771
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