α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility
Abstract The hygroscopicity and oxidation level of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced in an atmospheric simulation chamber were measured as a function of volatility. The experimental setup combines thermodenuding, isothermal dilution, aerosol mass spectroscopy, and size-resolved cloud condensa...
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| author | Kerrigan P. Cain Aikaterini Liangou Michael L. Davidson Spyros N. Pandis |
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| description | Abstract The hygroscopicity and oxidation level of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced in an atmospheric simulation chamber were measured as a function of volatility. The experimental setup combines thermodenuding, isothermal dilution, aerosol mass spectroscopy, and size-resolved cloud condensation nuclei measurements to separate the SOA by volatility and then measure its physical (hygroscopicity via the hygroscopicity parameter, κ) and chemical (oxidation level via the oxygen-to-carbon ratio, O:C) properties. The technique was applied to SOA from the ozonolysis of α-pinene, limonene, and cyclohexene. The O:C and κ of the α-pinene ozonolysis SOA decreased as volatility decreased. The semi-volatile and the low volatility organic compounds produced during limonene ozonolysis have similar O:C and κ values, but the corresponding extremely low volatility organic compounds have significantly lower oxygen content and hygroscopicity. The average O:C of the cyclohexene ozonolysis SOA increased, but the average κ decreased as volatility decreased. These results suggest that some organic aerosol (OA) systems have a more complex relationship between hygroscopicity, oxidation level, and volatility than originally thought. The two-dimensional volatility basis set framework can help in integrating these results and providing explanations of the measured hygroscopicity. Use of this technique with different OA systems, both laboratory and ambient, can supply parameters that can be incorporated in atmospheric chemical transport models. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-831519b201b24768a00066166729c8fe2025-02-09T12:20:59ZengSpringerAerosol and Air Quality Research1680-85842071-14092020-11-0121511810.4209/aaqr.2020.08.0511α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of VolatilityKerrigan P. Cain0Aikaterini Liangou1Michael L. Davidson2Spyros N. Pandis3Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of PatrasDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon UniversityAbstract The hygroscopicity and oxidation level of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced in an atmospheric simulation chamber were measured as a function of volatility. The experimental setup combines thermodenuding, isothermal dilution, aerosol mass spectroscopy, and size-resolved cloud condensation nuclei measurements to separate the SOA by volatility and then measure its physical (hygroscopicity via the hygroscopicity parameter, κ) and chemical (oxidation level via the oxygen-to-carbon ratio, O:C) properties. The technique was applied to SOA from the ozonolysis of α-pinene, limonene, and cyclohexene. The O:C and κ of the α-pinene ozonolysis SOA decreased as volatility decreased. The semi-volatile and the low volatility organic compounds produced during limonene ozonolysis have similar O:C and κ values, but the corresponding extremely low volatility organic compounds have significantly lower oxygen content and hygroscopicity. The average O:C of the cyclohexene ozonolysis SOA increased, but the average κ decreased as volatility decreased. These results suggest that some organic aerosol (OA) systems have a more complex relationship between hygroscopicity, oxidation level, and volatility than originally thought. The two-dimensional volatility basis set framework can help in integrating these results and providing explanations of the measured hygroscopicity. Use of this technique with different OA systems, both laboratory and ambient, can supply parameters that can be incorporated in atmospheric chemical transport models.https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2020.08.0511Cloud condensation nucleiIsothermal dilutionOrganic compoundsThermodenuder |
| spellingShingle | Kerrigan P. Cain Aikaterini Liangou Michael L. Davidson Spyros N. Pandis α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility Aerosol and Air Quality Research Cloud condensation nuclei Isothermal dilution Organic compounds Thermodenuder |
| title | α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility |
| title_full | α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility |
| title_fullStr | α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility |
| title_full_unstemmed | α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility |
| title_short | α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility |
| title_sort | α pinene limonene and cyclohexene secondary organic aerosol hygroscopicity and oxidation level as a function of volatility |
| topic | Cloud condensation nuclei Isothermal dilution Organic compounds Thermodenuder |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2020.08.0511 |
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