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- Title
Stratospheric Chemical Lifetime of Aviation Fuel Incomplete Combustion Products.
- Authors
Bains, William; Viita, Eleanor; Petkowski, Janusz J.; Seager, Sara
- Abstract
The stratosphere contains haze rich in sulfuric acid, which plays a significant role in stratospheric chemistry and in global climate. Commercial aircraft deposit significant amounts of incomplete combustion products into the lower stratosphere. We have studied the stability of these incomplete combustion products to reaction with sulfuric acid, using a predictive model based on experimental reaction kinetics. We demonstrate that sulfuric acid chemistry is likely to be a significant component of the chemistry of organics in the stratosphere. We find that at least 25 of the 40 known incomplete combustion products from aviation fuel have lifetimes to reaction with aerosol sulfuric acid of at least months. We estimate that ~109 kg of long-lived products could be deposited per year in the lower stratosphere. We suggest that the high molecular weight organic compounds formed as incomplete combustion products of commercial long-haul aviation could play a significant role in the stratosphere.
- Subjects
COMBUSTION products; AIRCRAFT fuels; STRATOSPHERIC chemistry; COMBUSTION kinetics; COMMERCIAL aeronautics; SULFURIC acid; OZONE layer; CHEMICAL-looping combustion
- Publication
Atmosphere, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 8, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2073-4433
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/atmos13081209