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Atmospheric Processes of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Presence of Mineral Dust Particles in an Urban Environment
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2019-09-13 , DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00195
Zechen Yu 1 , Myoseon Jang 1
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The impact of Gobi Desert dust (GDD) particles on the secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation was studied to understand the photooxidation of volatile organic compounds, namely, toluene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, and gasoline vapor, in the presence of NOx using a large outdoor photochemical smog chamber under natural sunlight. SOA yields of all three precursors were found to significantly increase in the presence of GDD particles. The mechanistic role of mineral dust in SOA growth changed with the dust-phase water content. In the presence of dry dust, the formation of carboxylate salts increased SOA growth, but it was limited by the dust’s buffering capacity associated with the quantity of alkaline carbonates that react with carboxylic acids. In the presence of wet GDD particles, the pathway via aqueous reactions of oxygenated organic products enhanced SOA growth. Nitric acid absorbed on wet GDD particles suppressed gas-dust partitioning of weakly acidic carboxylic acids. The formation of alkaline carboxylates was also supported by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the SOA formed in the presence of dry GDD. The partitioned SOA products can be further oxidized by dust-phase OH radicals generated by photoactivation of semiconducting metal oxides (i.e., TiO2). This heterogeneous oxidation of SOA products was observed by studying the degradation of a surrogate compound, benzoate, in the presence of GDD under ambient sunlight. In typical urban atmospheres (high NOx levels) with relative humidity higher than 40%, authentic dust can be easily nitrated, elevating dust’s hygroscopicity and significantly increasing SOA growth potential.

中文翻译:

城市环境中存在矿物粉尘颗粒的芳香烃的大气过程

研究了戈壁沙漠粉尘(GDD)颗粒对次生有机气溶胶(SOA)形成的影响,以了解在存在以下条件下挥发性有机化合物(即甲苯,1,3,5-三甲基苯和汽油蒸气)的光氧化作用。 NO X在自然阳光下使用大型室外光化学烟雾处理室。发现在存在GDD颗粒的情况下,所有三种前体的SOA产量均显着提高。矿物粉尘在SOA生长中的机械作用随粉尘相含水量的变化而变化。在干粉尘的存在下,羧酸盐的形成增加了SOA的生长,但受到粉尘与与羧酸反应的碱性碳酸盐数量相关的缓冲能力的限制。在湿GDD颗粒的存在下,含氧有机产物通过水反应的途径增强了SOA的生长。吸附在湿GDD颗粒上的硝酸抑制了弱酸性羧酸的气尘分配。在干GDD存在下形成的SOA的傅里叶变换红外光谱也支持了碱性羧酸盐的形成。可以通过被半导体金属氧化物(例如TiO2)光活化而产生的粉尘相OH自由基进一步氧化分配的SOA产物。2)。通过在环境日光下存在GDD的条件下研究替代化合物苯甲酸酯的降解,可以观察到SOA产品的这种异质氧化。在典型的城市环境(高NO X水平)与相对湿度高于40%,真实尘埃能够容易地硝化,升降灰尘的吸湿性和显著增加SOA的增长潜力。
更新日期:2019-09-14
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