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Production and Measurement of Organic Particulate Matter in the Harvard Environmental Chamber
Published on: November 18, 2018
Resumen
El 1,1-dicloro-2,2,2-trifluoroetano (CFC-123) es un sustituto potencial para el CFC-11. Su principal sumidero atmosférico es la reacción con los radicales OH, lo que lleva a una vida útil significativamente más corta y una inyección de cloro estratosférico reducida en comparación con los CFC-11.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Química de la atmósfera La química de la atmósfera
- Ciencias del medio ambiente Ciencias del medio ambiente.
- Ingeniería Química Ingeniería Química.
Sus antecedentes:
- El uso del triclorofluorometano (CFC-11) está restringido debido a la capa de ozono y los impactos climáticos.
- El 1,1-dicloro-2,2,2-trifluoroetano (CFC-123) se propone como un sustituto industrial para el CFC-11.
- El CFC-123 es un compuesto que absorbe el infrarrojo y se espera que sea menos estable en la atmósfera que el CFC-11.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para calcular las tasas de destrucción química de CFC-123 en la atmósfera.
- Para determinar el sumidero atmosférico primario y la vida útil de CFC-123.3.
- Para comparar el comportamiento atmosférico del CFC-123 con el CFC-11.
Principales métodos:
- Utilizó un modelo tridimensional de la atmósfera global.
- Las tasas de destrucción química calculadas de CFC-123 a través de varios procesos atmosféricos.
- Estimado el tiempo de vida en estado estacionario basado en la constante de velocidad de reacción radical OH.
Principales resultados:
- El principal sumidero de CFC-123 es la destrucción por radicales OH en la troposfera (por debajo de 12 km), que representa el 88% de su pérdida.
- La tasa de destrucción más alta se produce en la región ecuatorial por debajo de 2 km.
- La vida útil calculada en estado estacionario del CFC-123 es de 1,5 años.
Conclusiones:
- El CFC-123 tiene una vida atmosférica mucho más corta que el CFC-11.
- Para tasas de emisión iguales, el CFC-11 conduce a un contenido molar atmosférico significativamente mayor y a una inyección de cloro estratosférico más alta que el CFC-123.
- La reacción radical OH troposférica del CFC-123 es su principal vía de eliminación, limitando el impacto estratosférico.
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