Oxidation of CO

First part of an occasional series Oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is a vital last step in combustion and the atmospheric degradation of just about any hydrocarbon.  It is slow, taking about two months in the troposphere, but the lifetime is not really slow, like methane (5-10 years) or like forever in the troposphere like the chloroflorocarbons.

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Oxidation of CO