Cloud formation and rainfall affected by pollutant oxidation of biodiesel emissions
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 13:31
in Earth & Climate
A study into how organic molecules in the atmosphere affect cloud formation has found that a main component of biodiesel, methyl oleate, reacts with ozone surprisingly fast. This process may counterbalance the growth of water droplets resulting from emissions, which would in turn inhibit cloud formation and therefore affect the water cycle in a highly complex way.