Course Name: CY6116 : Advanced Solution Thermodynamics

Description: Introduction to the Earth?s Atmosphere: Evaluation of the Earth?s atmosphere ? Layers of atmosphere ? Pressure and Temperature variations ? Scaling of atmospheric processes. Role of Chemical Compounds on Ozone budget: Chemical composition of the Earth?s atmosphere ? Compounds containing Sulfur, Nitrogen, Carbon, Halogens ? Atmospheric Ozone ? Ozone loss ? role of the chemical compounds ? Atmospheric lifetimes ? Theories ? Determination of the lifetimes ? Laser Induced Fluorescence Studies (LIF measurements) ? Cavity Ring Down method; Radicals in the Earth?s atmosphere ? Ozone generation ? Global warming ? Global Warming Potential (GWP) ? Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP). Chemistry of Troposphere and Stratosphere: Troposphere ? Chemistry of hydroxyl radicals ? Photochemical cycles of NO2, NO and O3 ? Chemistry of NOx and carbon monoxide ? Methane ? Tropospheric reservoir molecules ? H2O2, CH3OOH, HONO, PAN, Role of VOC and NOx in the ozone formation ? Chemistry of VOCs ? sulfur compounds ? nitrogen compounds;

Slot: A

RoomNo: CH L T

Instructor: Ramesh Gardas

Period: JAN-MAY 2013

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