CH3CHO + OH. +O2+ NO2 ® CH3COO2NO2 + H2O
•The
formation of PAN and formaldehyde
involve the hydroxyl radical.
This is the
key reactant that removes VOC
compounds.
• The photoinduced reactions that occur
in
smog pass through many steps in chain
reactions that generate
many intermediates.
•
• The VOC compounds
are hard to measure in
the atmosphere and it is
only recently that GC-MS
monitoring has
begun.