Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols
The formation of secondary organic aerosol from oxidation of phenol, guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), and syringol (2,6-dimethoxyphenol), major components of biomass burning, is described. Photooxidation experiments were conducted in the Caltech laboratory chambers under low-NO<sub>x</sub> (&...
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| author | L. D. Yee K. E. Kautzman C. L. Loza K. A. Schilling M. M. Coggon P. S. Chhabra M. N. Chan A. W. H. Chan S. P. Hersey J. D. Crounse P. O. Wennberg R. C. Flagan J. H. Seinfeld |
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| description | The formation of secondary organic aerosol from oxidation of phenol, guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), and syringol (2,6-dimethoxyphenol), major components of biomass burning, is described. Photooxidation experiments were conducted in the Caltech laboratory chambers under low-NO<sub>x</sub> (< 10 ppb) conditions using H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> as the OH source. Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) yields (ratio of mass of SOA formed to mass of primary organic reacted) greater than 25% are observed. Aerosol growth is rapid and linear with the primary organic conversion, consistent with the formation of essentially non-volatile products. Gas- and aerosol-phase oxidation products from the guaiacol system provide insight into the chemical mechanisms responsible for SOA formation. Syringol SOA yields are lower than those of phenol and guaiacol, likely due to novel methoxy group chemistry that leads to early fragmentation in the gas-phase photooxidation. Atomic oxygen to carbon (O : C) ratios calculated from high-resolution-time-of-flight Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS) measurements of the SOA in all three systems are ~ 0.9, which represent among the highest such ratios achieved in laboratory chamber experiments and are similar to that of aged atmospheric organic aerosol. The global contribution of SOA from intermediate volatility and semivolatile organic compounds has been shown to be substantial (Pye and Seinfeld, 2010). An approach to representing SOA formation from biomass burning emissions in atmospheric models could involve one or more surrogate species for which aerosol formation under well-controlled conditions has been quantified. The present work provides data for such an approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-035a1c792ae742fd818cf08fed2f5a042022-12-22T02:51:59ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics1680-73161680-73242013-08-0113168019804310.5194/acp-13-8019-2013Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenolsL. D. YeeK. E. KautzmanC. L. LozaK. A. SchillingM. M. CoggonP. S. ChhabraM. N. ChanA. W. H. ChanS. P. HerseyJ. D. CrounseP. O. WennbergR. C. FlaganJ. H. SeinfeldThe formation of secondary organic aerosol from oxidation of phenol, guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), and syringol (2,6-dimethoxyphenol), major components of biomass burning, is described. Photooxidation experiments were conducted in the Caltech laboratory chambers under low-NO<sub>x</sub> (< 10 ppb) conditions using H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> as the OH source. Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) yields (ratio of mass of SOA formed to mass of primary organic reacted) greater than 25% are observed. Aerosol growth is rapid and linear with the primary organic conversion, consistent with the formation of essentially non-volatile products. Gas- and aerosol-phase oxidation products from the guaiacol system provide insight into the chemical mechanisms responsible for SOA formation. Syringol SOA yields are lower than those of phenol and guaiacol, likely due to novel methoxy group chemistry that leads to early fragmentation in the gas-phase photooxidation. Atomic oxygen to carbon (O : C) ratios calculated from high-resolution-time-of-flight Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS) measurements of the SOA in all three systems are ~ 0.9, which represent among the highest such ratios achieved in laboratory chamber experiments and are similar to that of aged atmospheric organic aerosol. The global contribution of SOA from intermediate volatility and semivolatile organic compounds has been shown to be substantial (Pye and Seinfeld, 2010). An approach to representing SOA formation from biomass burning emissions in atmospheric models could involve one or more surrogate species for which aerosol formation under well-controlled conditions has been quantified. The present work provides data for such an approach.http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/8019/2013/acp-13-8019-2013.pdf |
| spellingShingle | L. D. Yee K. E. Kautzman C. L. Loza K. A. Schilling M. M. Coggon P. S. Chhabra M. N. Chan A. W. H. Chan S. P. Hersey J. D. Crounse P. O. Wennberg R. C. Flagan J. H. Seinfeld Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| title | Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols |
| title_full | Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols |
| title_fullStr | Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols |
| title_short | Secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates: phenol and methoxyphenols |
| title_sort | secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning intermediates phenol and methoxyphenols |
| url | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/8019/2013/acp-13-8019-2013.pdf |
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