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Production of atmospheric nitrous oxide by combustion
Ray F. Weiss,Harmon Craig +1 more
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In this article, the authors estimate that the present global production of N2O from coal and fuel oil sources is 1.6 Mtons N 2O(N) per year and is increasing at a rate of ∼ 3.5% per year.Abstract:
Measurements of N2O in the effluent gases from the burning of coal and fuel oil show that these are significant anthropogenic sources of atmospheric N2O. We estimate that the present global production of N2O from these sources is 1.6 Mtons N2O(N) per year and is increasing at a rate of ∼ 3.5% per year. Catalytic converters for the reduction of NO emissions also represent a major potential source of atmospheric N2O.read more
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Mechanism and modeling of nitrogen chemistry in combustion
James A. Miller,Craig T. Bowman +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the mechanisms and rate parameters for the gas-phase reactions of nitrogen compounds that are applicable to combustion-generated air pollution are discussed and illustrated by comparison of results from detailed kinetics calculations with experimental data.
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Future global warming from atmospheric trace gases
TL;DR: In the twenty-second century, the global average temperature may reach higher values than have occurred in the past 10 million years as discussed by the authors, if human activity this century has increased the concentrations of atmospheric trace gases, which in turn has elevated global surface temperatures by blocking the escape of thermal infrared radiation.
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Control of combustion-generated nitrogen oxide emissions: Technology driven by regulation
TL;DR: A review of existing and some emerging technologies for reduction of NOx emissions from combustion sources and examines the prospects of these technologies for meeting stricter emissions regulations is presented in this article, where both combustion modification and post-combustion methods for NOx reduction are considered.
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Tropospheric chemical composition measurements in Brazil during the dry season
Paul J. Crutzen,A. C. Delany,Jim Greenberg,P.L. Haagenson,L. E. Heidt,R. Lueb,W. H. Pollock,Wolfgang Seiler,A. Wartburg,Patrick R. Zimmerman +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrated the large importance of the continental tropics in global air chemistry and explained why CO is present in such high concentrations in the boundary layer of the tropical forest.
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The temporal and spatial distribution of tropospheric nitrous oxide
TL;DR: In this article, a simple box model was proposed to estimate the rate of increase in the tropospheric nitrous oxide concentration, which was shown to be approximately 0.2% per year.
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The influence of nitrogen oxides on the atmospheric ozone content
TL;DR: In this paper, the probable importance of NO and NO2 in controlling the ozone concentrations and production rates in the stratosphere is pointed out and some processes which may lead to production of nitric acid are discussed.
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Ozone production rates in an oxygen-hydrogen-nitrogen oxide atmosphere
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that an artificial increase of the mixing ratio of the oxides of nitrogen in the stratosphere by about 1×10−8 may lead to observable changes in the atmospheric ozone level.
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Industrial production of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and limestone
TL;DR: In this paper, the basis for calculating global CO 2 emissions is reviewed and new annual values are computed for the period 1800 through 1969, and the world average fractions of carbon in coal and lignite, estimated from calorific data, are found to be lower than previously assumed.
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Nitrous Oxide: A Natural Source of Stratospheric NO
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated an important natural source of NO, the reaction O(1D + N2O → 2NO, and compared the natural source with estimates for the source due to a fleet of 500 planes cruising for an average of 7 hr a day.