https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ghg.2191
Atmospheric Removal of Methane by enhancing the natural hydroxyl radical sink Yuyin Wang,Tingzhen Ming,Wei Li,Qingchun Yuan,Renaud de Richter,Philip Davies,Sylvain Caillol First published: 07 November 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.2191 This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.2191 About Share on Abstract According to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), currently, global warming due to methane (CH4) alone is about 0.5°C while due to carbon dioxide (CO2) alone is about 0.75°C. As CH4 emissions will continue growing, in order to limit warming to 1.5˚C, some of the most effective strategies are rapidly reducing CH4 emissions and developing large scale CH4 removal methods. The aim of this review article is to summarise and propose possible methods for atmospheric CH4 removal, based on the hydroxyl radical (°OH), which is the principal natural sink of many gases in the atmosphere and on many water surfaces. Inspired by mechanisms of °OH generation in the atmosphere and observed or predicted enhancement of °OH by climate change and human activities, we proposed several methods to enhance the °OH sink by some physical means using water vapour and artificial UV radiation. Synopsis: Atmospheric methane concentrations are high and rising. This review article assesses the status and proposes new methods for atmospheric methane removal. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAJ3C-05m-dchWgvBg2x7qsRB%3DAiJWoq7pU6iCwdFXvY0W7N9yA%40mail.gmail.com.