Sentences with phrase «atmospheric hydroxyl»
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The researchers showed that quantum mechanical tunneling greatly enhances the production rate of hydroxyl radicals in alkene ozonolysis reactions, which sever multiple bonds under atmospheric conditions.
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In one scenario, methane's rise may come in part from a drop in hydroxyl, a chemical that acts as an atmospheric detergent; in the other, the gas is emanating from tropical wetlands flooded by heavy rains in recent years.
Methane can be destroyed, however, by reactions involving an atmospheric «cleanser» called the hydroxyl free radical (OH).
«Detergent» molecules may be driving fluctuations in atmospheric methane concentrations: New study suggests hydroxyl radicals may be behind unexplained recent increase in methane levels.»
and 1998 snippets Methane now contributes about 20 % to the increased direct radiative forcing by greenhouse gases compared to preindustrial times [Shine et al., 1995] Oxidation of CH4 in the troposphere produces carbon monoxide (CO), can lead production of ozone (03), and involves atmospheric oxidant, the hydroxyl radical (OH).