Effects of seed particles Al2O3, Al2(SO4)3 and H2SO4 on secondary organic aerosol

doi:10.1007/s11783-017-0936-4

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2017, Vol. 11

Issue (4) : 5 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-017-0936-4

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effects of seed particles Al₂O₃, Al₂(SO₄)₃ and H₂SO₄ on secondary organic aerosol

Xiao Zhang^1,², Biwu Chu³, Junhua Li²(

), Chaozhi Zhang¹(

)

¹. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
². State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
³. State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China

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Abstract

• SO₂/NH₃ affected the role of seed particles in secondary aerosol (SA) formation.

• Effects of seed particles on SA formation depended on their acid-base properties.

• H₂SO₄ accelerated SA formation under either SO₂ or NH₃ condition.

Seed particles Al₂O₃, Al₂(SO₄)₃ and H₂SO₄ were selected to investigate their effects on secondary aerosol (SA) formation in toluene/NO_x photooxidation under sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and ammonia (NH₃). Effect of seed particles on SA formation was related to their acid-base properties and the presence of acid or alkaline gases. Under NH₃-poor condition, SA formation increased with increasing SO₂ concentration due to the acid-catalyzing effect of the oxidation products of SO₂ (i.e. H₂SO₄). The enhancing effect of SO₂ became unobvious under NH₃-rich condition, because NH₃ would eliminate the acid-catalyzing effect by neutralizing the acid products. Acidic seeds H₂SO₄ accelerated SA formation under either SO₂ or NH₃ condition. Weak acidic Al₂(SO₄)₃ seeds didn’t affect obviously on SA formation. The inhibiting effect of amphoteric seeds Al₂O₃ on SA formation was related to the presence of SO₂ / NH₃ due to their acid-base property. Under NH₃-poor condition, the inhibiting effect of Al₂O₃ on SA formation decreased with increasing concentration of SO₂, while under NH₃-rich condition, the inhibiting effect wasn’t remarkable.

Keywords Seed particle Secondary aerosol Sulfur dioxide Ammonia Acid-catalyzing effect

Corresponding Author(s): Junhua Li,Chaozhi Zhang

Issue Date: 26 April 2017

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Xiao Zhang,Biwu Chu,Junhua Li, et al. Effects of seed particles Al₂O₃, Al₂(SO₄)₃ and H₂SO₄ on secondary organic aerosol[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2017, 11(4): 5.

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Tab.1 Experimental conditions and results in toluene/NO_x/HONO photooxidation

Fig.1 Consumed concentrations of SO₂ under different conditions

Fig.2 Relationship of concentration of generated SA mass with seed particles, NH₃ and SO₂

Fig.3 Effects of NH₃ on SA formation in every seed system with various concentrations of SO₂: (a) seed free system; (b) Al₂O₃ seed system; (c) Al₂(SO₄)₃ seed system; (d) H₂SO₄ seed system

Fig.4 Effects of seed particles Al₂(SO₄)₃ on SA formation: (a) NH₃-poor condition; (b) NH₃-rich condition

Fig.5 Effects of seed particles H₂SO₄ on SA formation: (a) NH₃-poor condition; (b) NH₃-rich condition

Fig.6 Effects of seed particles Al₂O₃ on SA formation: (a) NH₃-poor condition; (b) NH₃-rich condition

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