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- Title
Formation of secondary organic aerosols from the ozonolysis of dihydrofurans.
- Authors
de Mera, Yolanda Díaz; Aranda, Alfonso; Bracco, Larisa; Rodriguez, Diana; Rodriguez, Ana
- Abstract
In this work we report the study of the ozonolysis of 2,5-dihydrofuran and 2,3-dihydrofuran and the reaction conditions leading to the formation of secondary organic aerosols. The reactions have been carried out in a Teflon chamber filled with synthetic air mixtures at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. The ozonolysis only produced particles in the presence of SO2. Water vapour has no effect on the production of secondary organic aerosol in the case of 2,5-dihydrofuran while it reduces the particle number and particle mass concentrations from the 2,3-dihydrofuran ozonolysis. The water and SO2 rate constants ratio for the 2,3-dihydrofuran Criegee intermediate was derived from the SOA yields in experiments with different relative humidity values, kH2O/kSO2 = (9.8 ± 3.7) ×10-5. The experimental results show that SO3 is not an intermediate in the formation or growth of new particles in contrast to the data reported for other Criegee intermediates/SO2 reactions. For the studied reactions, SO2 behaves as a catalyst in the production of condensable products. Computational calculations show that the stabilised Criegee intermediates from the ozonolysis reaction of both 2,5-dihydrofuran and 2,3-dihydrofuran may react with SO2 resulting in the regeneration of SO2 and the formation of organic acids.
- Subjects
AEROSOLS; OZONOLYSIS; DIHYDROFURANS; ATMOSPHERIC pressure; SULFUR dioxide; WATER analysis; CHEMICAL yield
- Publication
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions, 2016, p1
- ISSN
1680-7367
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/acp-2016-891