Secondary organic aerosol formation from the β-pinene+NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ system: effect of humidity and peroxy radical fate. Boyd, C. M., Sanchez, J., Xu, L., Eugene, A. J., Nah, T., Tuet, W. Y., Guzman, M. I., & Ng, N. L. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15(13):7497–7522, July, 2015. Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
Secondary organic aerosol formation from the β-pinene+NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ system: effect of humidity and peroxy radical fate [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
\textlessp\textgreater\textlessstrong class="journal-contentHeaderColor"\textgreaterAbstract.\textless/strong\textgreater The formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from the oxidation of β-pinene via nitrate radicals is investigated in the Georgia Tech Environmental Chamber (GTEC) facility. Aerosol yields are determined for experiments performed under both dry (relative humidity (RH) \textless 2 %) and humid (RH = 50 % and RH = 70 %) conditions. To probe the effects of peroxy radical (RO$_{\textrm{2}}$) fate on aerosol formation, "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ dominant" and "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + HO$_{\textrm{2}}$ dominant" experiments are performed. Gas-phase organic nitrate species (with molecular weights of 215, 229, 231, and 245 amu, which likely correspond to molecular formulas of C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{17}}$NO$_{\textrm{4}}$, C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{15}}$NO$_{\textrm{5}}$, C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{17}}$NO$_{\textrm{5}}$, and C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{15}}$NO$_{\textrm{6}}$, respectively) are detected by chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) and their formation mechanisms are proposed. The NO$^{\textrm{+}}$ (at m/z 30) and NO$_{\textrm{2}}$$^{\textrm{+}}$ (at m/z 46) ions contribute about 11 % to the combined organics and nitrate signals in the typical aerosol mass spectrum, with the NO$^{\textrm{+}}$ : NO$_{\textrm{2}}$$^{\textrm{+}}$ ratio ranging from 4.8 to 10.2 in all experiments conducted. The SOA yields in the "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ dominant" and "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + HO$_{\textrm{2}}$ dominant" experiments are comparable. For a wide range of organic mass loadings (5.1–216.1 μg m$^{\textrm{−3}}$), the aerosol mass yield is calculated to be 27.0–104.1 %. Although humidity does not appear to affect SOA yields, there is evidence of particle-phase hydrolysis of organic nitrates, which are estimated to compose 45–74 % of the organic aerosol. The extent of organic nitrate hydrolysis is significantly lower than that observed in previous studies on photooxidation of volatile organic compounds in the presence of NO$_{\textrm{x}}$. It is estimated that about 90 and 10 % of the organic nitrates formed from the β-pinene+NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ reaction are primary organic nitrates and tertiary organic nitrates, respectively. While the primary organic nitrates do not appear to hydrolyze, the tertiary organic nitrates undergo hydrolysis with a lifetime of 3–4.5 h. Results from this laboratory chamber study provide the fundamental data to evaluate the contributions of monoterpene + NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ reaction to ambient organic aerosol measured in the southeastern United States, including the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS) and the Southeastern Center for Air Pollution and Epidemiology (SCAPE) study.\textless/p\textgreater
@article{boyd_secondary_2015,
	title = {Secondary organic aerosol formation from the β-pinene+{NO}$_{\textrm{3}}$ system: effect of humidity and peroxy radical fate},
	volume = {15},
	issn = {1680-7316},
	shorttitle = {Secondary organic aerosol formation from the β-pinene+{NO}$_{\textrm{3}}$ system},
	url = {https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/15/7497/2015/},
	doi = {10.5194/acp-15-7497-2015},
	abstract = {{\textless}p{\textgreater}{\textless}strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor"{\textgreater}Abstract.{\textless}/strong{\textgreater} The formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from the oxidation of β-pinene via nitrate radicals is investigated in the Georgia Tech Environmental Chamber (GTEC) facility. Aerosol yields are determined for experiments performed under both dry (relative humidity (RH) {\textless} 2 \%) and humid (RH = 50 \% and RH = 70 \%) conditions. To probe the effects of peroxy radical (RO$_{\textrm{2}}$) fate on aerosol formation, "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ dominant" and "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + HO$_{\textrm{2}}$ dominant" experiments are performed. Gas-phase organic nitrate species (with molecular weights of 215, 229, 231, and 245 amu, which likely correspond to molecular formulas of C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{17}}$NO$_{\textrm{4}}$, C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{15}}$NO$_{\textrm{5}}$, C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{17}}$NO$_{\textrm{5}}$, and C$_{\textrm{10}}$H$_{\textrm{15}}$NO$_{\textrm{6}}$, respectively) are detected by chemical ionization mass spectrometry (CIMS) and their formation mechanisms are proposed. The NO$^{\textrm{+}}$ (at \textit{m/z} 30) and NO$_{\textrm{2}}$$^{\textrm{+}}$ (at \textit{m/z} 46) ions contribute about 11 \% to the combined organics and nitrate signals in the typical aerosol mass spectrum, with the NO$^{\textrm{+}}$ : NO$_{\textrm{2}}$$^{\textrm{+}}$ ratio ranging from 4.8 to 10.2 in all experiments conducted. The SOA yields in the "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ dominant" and "RO$_{\textrm{2}}$ + HO$_{\textrm{2}}$ dominant" experiments are comparable. For a wide range of organic mass loadings (5.1–216.1 μg m$^{\textrm{\−3}}$), the aerosol mass yield is calculated to be 27.0–104.1 \%. Although humidity does not appear to affect SOA yields, there is evidence of particle-phase hydrolysis of organic nitrates, which are estimated to compose 45–74 \% of the organic aerosol. The extent of organic nitrate hydrolysis is significantly lower than that observed in previous studies on photooxidation of volatile organic compounds in the presence of NO$_{\textrm{\textit{x}}$}. It is estimated that about 90 and 10 \% of the organic nitrates formed from the β-pinene+NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ reaction are primary organic nitrates and tertiary organic nitrates, respectively. While the primary organic nitrates do not appear to hydrolyze, the tertiary organic nitrates undergo hydrolysis with a lifetime of 3–4.5 h. Results from this laboratory chamber study provide the fundamental data to evaluate the contributions of monoterpene + NO$_{\textrm{3}}$ reaction to ambient organic aerosol measured in the southeastern United States, including the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS) and the Southeastern Center for Air Pollution and Epidemiology (SCAPE) study.{\textless}/p{\textgreater}},
	language = {English},
	number = {13},
	urldate = {2021-11-21},
	journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics},
	author = {Boyd, C. M. and Sanchez, J. and Xu, L. and Eugene, A. J. and Nah, T. and Tuet, W. Y. and Guzman, M. I. and Ng, N. L.},
	month = jul,
	year = {2015},
	note = {Publisher: Copernicus GmbH},
	pages = {7497--7522},
}

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