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Table 4

Step-by-step reactions and rate-limiting steps for the AM3 model atmosphere at a temperature of 3500 (K) and a gas density of 10−9 (gcm−3).

Pathway Step Reactants Products Timescale (s)
C → CO

Pathway 1 1. C + OH CO + H 7.43 × 105
Total: 7.43 × 10−5

Pathway 2 1. C + OH CH + O 4.10 × 103
2. CH + O CO + H 4.27 × 10−4
Total: 4.53 × 10−3

Pathway 3 1. C + NO CN + O 1.44 × 101
2. CN + O CO + N 6.46 × 10−3
Total: 1.44 × 101

O → CO

Pathway 1 1. CH + O CO + H 4.27 × 104
Total: 4.27 × 10−4

Pathway 2 1. CH + O C + OH 2.63 × 103
2. C + OH CO + H 7.43 × 10−5
Total: 2.70 × 10−3

Pathway 3 1. O + C2 C + CO 6.72 × 100
Total: 6.72 × 100

CO → C

Pathway 1 1. CO + H C + OH 6.26 × 105
Total: 6.26 × 10−5

Pathway 2 1. CO + H C+O+H 5.27 × 101
Total: 5.27 × 10−1

Pathway 3 1. CO + M C+O+M 5.24 × 100
Total: 5.24 × 100

CO → O

Pathway 1 1. CO + H C + OH 6.26 × 10−5
2. C + OH CH + H 4.10 × 103
Total: 4.16 × 10−3

Pathway 2 1. CO + H C+O+H 5.27 × 101
Total: 5.27 × 10−1

Pathway 3 1. CO + C C2 + O 3.24 × 101
Total: 3.24 × 101

Notes. The rate-limiting step (longest step in a pathway) is highlighted in bold.

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