The immediate effect of this is increased levels of water vapour in the troposphere, which has a negative impact on the ozone layer. After a series of further reactions, IIRC, it becomes an aldehyde, but I'd have to get my environmental chemistry book out when I get home to check. i know it's not quite as simple as CH4 + OH —> CO2 + H2O.
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Date: 2008-09-25 12:59 pm (UTC)The immediate effect of this is increased levels of water vapour in the troposphere, which has a negative impact on the ozone layer. After a series of further reactions, IIRC, it becomes an aldehyde, but I'd have to get my environmental chemistry book out when I get home to check. i know it's not quite as simple as CH4 + OH —> CO2 + H2O.