Assessing the atmospheric fate of trifluoroacetaldehyde (CF<sub>3</sub>CHO) and its potential as a new source of fluoroform (HFC-23) using the AtChem2 box model
María Paula Pérez-Peña, Jenny A. Fisher, Christopher S. Hansen, Scott H. Kable
Abstract
Model simulations of the fate of trifluoroacetaldehyde, a degradation product of hydrofluoroolefin gases, show that photolysis is the dominant removal pathway, with OH reaction and deposition being relatively minor.
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Environmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryBox modelWaste managementChemistryEngineeringAtmospheric sciencesPhysicsRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies