A laboratory and theoretical study on the uptake of sulfur dioxide gas by small water drops containing hydrogen peroxide under laminar and turbulent conditions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2865-2871

  Diehl, K ^a   Vohl, O ^a   Mitra, S K ^a   Pruppacher, H R ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas uptake; Laminar air flow; Sulfuric acid; Turbulent air flow; Water droplets

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

CONVECTIVE DIFFUSION MODEL;

AIR POLLUTION;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLOUD; DIFFUSION; DRUG UPTAKE; LABORATORY TEST; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0034017602     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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