IB Chemistry Environmental Chemistry

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IB Environmental Chemistry Notes I. Primary Air Pollution

  A. Main Pollutants
     i. Carbon monoxide
        a. From incomplete oxidation of methane
        b. Man-made source: incomplete combustion of fossil fuels
        c. Prevents haemoglobin from carrying oxygen
        d. Reduction by use of lean burn engine, catalytic converter, thermal exhaust energy
     ii. Oxides of Nitrogen
     iii. Sulfur dioxide
     iv. Particulates
     v. Hydrocarbons
  B. Methods of Removal
     i. Thermal exhaust reactor
     ii. Lean burn engines
     iii. Catalytic converter
     iv. Sulfur dioxide
     v. Electrostatic precipitation

This outline created using Zumdahl AP chemistry textbook and Oxford's Chemistry for the IB Diploma