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CH3041
PAN
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.
Degradation of Butane
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• The VOC compounds
are hard to measure in
the atmosphere and it is
only recently that GC-MS
monitoring has begun.