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Li, C.* ; He, Q.* ; Hettiyadura, A.P.S.* ; Käfer, U. ; Shmul, G.* ; Meidan, D.* ; Zimmermann, R. ; Brown, S.S.* ; George, C.* ; Laskin, A.* ; Rudich, Y.*

Formation of Secondary Brown Carbon in Biomass Burning Aerosol Proxies through NO3 Radical Reactions.

Environ. Sci. Technol. 54, 1395-1405 (2020)

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Atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) is an important contributor to the radiative forcing of climate by organic aerosols. Because of the molecular diversity of BrC compounds and their dynamic transformations, it is challenging to predictively understand BrC optical properties. OH radical and O-3 reactions, together with photolysis, lead to diminished light absorption and lower warming effects of biomass burning BrC. The effects of night-time aging on the optical properties of BrC aerosols are less known. To address this knowledge gap, night-time NO3 radical chemistry with tar aerosols from wood pyrolysis was investigated in a flow reactor. This study shows that the optical properties of BrC change because of transformations driven by reactions with the NO3 radical that form new absorbing species and lead to significant absorption enhancement over the ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) range. The overnight aging increases the mass absorption coefficients of the BrC by a factor of 1.3-3.2 between 380 nm and 650 nm. Nitrated organic compounds, particularly nitroaromatics, were identified as the main products that contribute to the enhanced light absorption in the secondary BrC. Night-time aging of BrC aerosols represents an important source of secondary BrC and can have a pronounced effect on atmospheric chemistry and air pollution.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Light-absorption; Optical-properties; Organic Aerosol; Tar Balls; Molecular Characterization; Refractive-index; Oxidation; Particles; Evolution; Emissions

ISSN (print) / ISBN 0013-936X

e-ISSN 1520-5851

Journal Environmental Science & Technology

Quellenangaben Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 1395-1405

Publisher ACS

Publishing Place Washington, DC

Non-patent literature Publications

Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics (CMA)