Journal article
Importance of formaldehyde in cloud chemistry
Atmospheric environment, Vol.18(11), pp.2413-2420
1984
DOI: 10.1016/0004-6981(84)90011-8
Abstract
A physical-chemical model which is an extension of that of Hong and Carmichael (1983) is used to investigate the role of formaldehyde in cloud chemistry. This model takes into account the mass transfer of SO
2, O
3, NH
3, HNO
3, H
2O
2, CO
2, HCl, HCHO, O
2, OH and HO
2 into cloud droplets and their subsequent chemical reactions. The model is used to assess the importance of S(IV)-HCHO adduct formation, the reduction of H
2O
2 by HCHO, HCHO-free radical interactions, and the formation of HCOOH in the presence of HCHO in cloud droplets.
Illustrative calculations indicate that the presence of HCHO inhibits sulfate production rate in cloud droplets. The direct inhibition of sulfate production rate in cloud water due to nucleophilic addition of HSO
−
3 to HCHO
(aq) to form hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMSA) is generally low for concentrations of HCHO typical of ambient air. However, inhibition of sulfate production due to formaldehyde-free radical interactions in solution can be important. These formaldehyde-free radical reactions can also generate appreciable quantities of formic acid.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Importance of formaldehyde in cloud chemistry
- Creators
- Yusuf Gbadebo AdewuyiSeog-Yeon ChoRe-Peng TsayGregory R Carmichael
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Atmospheric environment, Vol.18(11), pp.2413-2420
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- DOI
- 10.1016/0004-6981(84)90011-8
- ISSN
- 0004-6981
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1984
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984003452502771
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