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Chen J, Li J, Chen X, Gu J, An T. The underappreciated role of monocarbonyl-dicarbonyl interconversion in secondary organic aerosol formation during photochemical oxidation of m-xylene. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 814:152575. [PMID: 34963606 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Photochemical oxidation (including photolysis and OH-initiated reactions) of aromatic hydrocarbon produces carbonyls, which are involved in the formation of secondary organic aerosols (SOA). However, the mechanism of this process remains incompletely understood. Herein, the monocarbonyl-dicarbonyl interconversion and its role in SOA production were investigated via a series of photochemical oxidation experiments for m-xylene and representative carbonyls. The results showed that SOA mass concentration peaked at 113.5 ± 3.5 μg m-3 after m-xylene oxidation for 60 min and then decreased. Change in the main oxidation products from dicarbonyl (e.g., glyoxal, methylglyoxal) to monocarbonyl (e.g., formaldehyde) was responsible for this decrease. The photolysis of methylglyoxal or glyoxal produced formaldehyde, favoring SOA formation, while photopolymerization of formaldehyde to glyoxal decreased SOA production. The presence of ·OH altered the balance of photolysis interconversion, resulting in greater production of formaldehyde and SOA from glyoxal than methylglyoxal. Both photolysis and OH-initiated transformations of glyoxal to formaldehyde were suppressed by methylglyoxal, while glyoxal accelerated the reaction of ·OH with methylglyoxal to generate products which reversibly converted to glyoxal and methylglyoxal. These interconversion reactions reduced SOA production. The present study provides a new research perspective for the contribution mechanism of carbonyls in SOA formation and the findings are also helpful to efficiently evaluate the atmospheric fate of aromatic hydrocarbons.
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- Jiangyao Chen
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong Technology Research Center for Photocatalytic Technology Integration and Equipment Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong Technology Research Center for Photocatalytic Technology Integration and Equipment Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong Technology Research Center for Photocatalytic Technology Integration and Equipment Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong Technology Research Center for Photocatalytic Technology Integration and Equipment Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong Technology Research Center for Photocatalytic Technology Integration and Equipment Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Ji Y, Chen X, Xiao Y, Ji Y, Zhang W, Wang J, Chen J, Li G, An T. Assessing the role of mineral particles in the atmospheric photooxidation of typical carbonyl compound. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 105:56-63. [PMID: 34130839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mineral particles are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and exhibit an important effect on the photooxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). However, the role of mineral particles in the photochemical oxidation mechanism of VOCs remains unclear. Hence, the photooxidation reactions of acrolein (ARL) with OH radical (OH) in the presence and absence of SiO2 were investigated by theoretical approach. The gas-phase reaction without SiO2 has two distinct pathways (H-abstraction and OH-addition pathways), and carbonyl-H-abstraction is the dominant pathway. In the presence of SiO2, the reaction mechanism is changed, i.e., the dominant pathway from carbonyl-H-abstraction to OH-addition to carbonyl C-atom. The energy barrier of OH-addition to carbonyl C-atom deceases 21.33 kcal/mol when SiO2 is added. Carbonyl H-atom of ARL is occupied by SiO2 via hydrogen bond, and carbonyl C-atom is activated by SiO2. Hence, the main product changes from H-abstraction product to OH-adduct in the presence of SiO2. The OH-adduct exhibits a thermodynamic feasibility to yield HO2 radical and carboxylic acid via the subsequent reactions with O2, with implications for O3 formation and surface acidity of mineral particles.
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- Yongpeng Ji
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution control, Key Laboratory of City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green development, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Huang DD, Zhang Q, Cheung HHY, Yu L, Zhou S, Anastasio C, Smith JD, Chan CK. Formation and Evolution of aqSOA from Aqueous-Phase Reactions of Phenolic Carbonyls: Comparison between Ammonium Sulfate and Ammonium Nitrate Solutions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:9215-9224. [PMID: 29985589 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b03441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We investigate the effects of sulfate and nitrate on the formation and evolution of secondary organic aerosol formed in the aqueous phase (aqSOA) from photooxidation of two phenolic carbonyls emitted from wood burning. AqSOA was formed efficiently from the photooxidation of both syringaldehyde (C9H10O4) and acetosyringone (C10H12O4) in ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate solutions, with mass yields ranging from 30% to 120%. Positive matrix factorization on the organic mass spectra acquired by an Aerosol Mass Spectrometer revealed a combination of functionalization, oligomerization, and fragmentation processes in the chemical evolution of aqSOA. Functionalization and oligomerization dominated in the first 4 h of reaction, with phenolic oligomers and their derivatives significantly contributing to aqSOA formation; and oxidation of the first-generation products led to an abundance of oxygenated ring-opening products. Degradation rates of syringaldehyde and acetosyringone in nitrate solutions were 1.5 and 3.5 times faster than rates in sulfate solutions, and aqSOA yields in nitrate experiments are twice as high as in sulfate experiments. Nitrate likely promoted the reactions because it is a photolytic source of OH radicals, while sulfate is not, highlighting the importance of aerosol-phase nitrate in the formation of aqSOA by facilitating the photooxidation of organic precursors.
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- Dan Dan Huang
- School of Energy and Environment , City University of Hong Kong , Kowloon , Hong Kong , P. R. China
- Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences , Shang Hai 200233 , China
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Division of Environment , Hong Kong of University of Science and Technology , Kowloon , Hong Kong , P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- School of Energy and Environment , City University of Hong Kong , Kowloon , Hong Kong , P. R. China
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Cao Y, He X, Wang N, Li HR, He LN. Photochemical and Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Utilization with Organic Compounds. CHINESE J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201700742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Yu Cao
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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Schnitzler EG, Zenchyzen BLM, Jäger W. Rotational spectroscopy of the atmospheric photo-oxidation product o-toluic acid and its monohydrate. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:448-57. [PMID: 26616640 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp06073g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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o-Toluic acid, a photo-oxidation product in the atmosphere, and its monohydrate were characterized in the gas phase by pure rotational spectroscopy. High-resolution spectra were measured in the range of 5-14 Hz using a cavity-based molecular beam Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer. Possible conformers were identified computationally, at the MP2/6-311++G(2df,2pd) level of theory. For both species, one conformer was identified experimentally, and no methyl internal rotation splittings were observed, indicative of relatively high barriers to rotation. In the monomer, rocking of the carboxylic acid group is a large amplitude motion, characterized by a symmetrical double-well potential. This and other low-lying out-of-plane vibrations contribute to a significant (methyl top-corrected) inertial defect (-1.09 amu Å(2)). In the monohydrate, wagging of the free hydrogen atom of water is a second large amplitude motion, so the average structure is planar. As a result, no c-type transitions were observed. Water tunneling splittings were not observed, because the water rotation coordinate is characterized by an asymmetrical double-well potential. Since the minima are not degenerate, tunneling is precluded. Furthermore, a concerted tunneling path involving simultaneous rotation of the water moiety and rocking of the carboxylic acid group is precluded, because the hilltop along this coordinate is a virtual, rather than a real, saddle-point. Inter- and intramolecular non-covalent bonding is discussed in terms of the quantum theory of atoms in molecules. The percentage of o-toluic acid hydrated in the atmosphere is estimated to be about 0.1% using statistical thermodynamics.
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- Elijah G Schnitzler
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada.
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Mellouki A, Wallington TJ, Chen J. Atmospheric chemistry of oxygenated volatile organic compounds: impacts on air quality and climate. Chem Rev 2015; 115:3984-4014. [PMID: 25828273 DOI: 10.1021/cr500549n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- A Mellouki
- Environment Research Institute, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China.,ICARE/OSUC, CNRS, 45071 Orléans, France.,Systems Analytics and Environmental Sciences Department, Ford Motor Company, Mail Drop RIC-2122, Dearborn, Michigan 48121-2053, United States.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan Tyndall Centre, Shanghai 200433, China.,Environment Research Institute, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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- Environment Research Institute, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China.,ICARE/OSUC, CNRS, 45071 Orléans, France.,Systems Analytics and Environmental Sciences Department, Ford Motor Company, Mail Drop RIC-2122, Dearborn, Michigan 48121-2053, United States.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan Tyndall Centre, Shanghai 200433, China.,Environment Research Institute, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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- Environment Research Institute, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China.,ICARE/OSUC, CNRS, 45071 Orléans, France.,Systems Analytics and Environmental Sciences Department, Ford Motor Company, Mail Drop RIC-2122, Dearborn, Michigan 48121-2053, United States.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Fudan Tyndall Centre, Shanghai 200433, China.,Environment Research Institute, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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Healy RM, Chen Y, Kourtchev I, Kalberer M, O'Shea D, Wenger JC. Rapid formation of secondary organic aerosol from the photolysis of 1-nitronaphthalene: role of naphthoxy radical self-reaction. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:11813-11820. [PMID: 23013142 DOI: 10.1021/es302841j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The chemical composition of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed from the photolysis of 1-nitronaphthalene in a series of simulation chamber experiments has been investigated using an aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS). The resulting SOA is characterized by the presence of a dimer (286 Da) proposed to be formed through the self-reaction of naphthoxy radicals along with the expected product nitronaphthol. The molecular formulas of the SOA products were confirmed by collecting filter samples and analyzing the extracts using ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry. Further evidence for the radical self-reaction mechanism was obtained by photolyzing 1-nitronaphthalene in the presence of excess nitrobenzene, where it was shown that the resulting SOA contained a product consistent with the cross-reaction of phenoxy and naphthoxy radicals. The naphthoxy dimer was formed from the photolysis of 1-nitronaphthalene under a variety of different experimental conditions including the presence of excess butyl ether as an OH scavenger and the presence of ambient air and particles. However, formation of the dimer was suppressed when 1-nitronaphthalene was photolyzed in the presence of excess NO and nitronaphthol was instead found to be the dominant particle-phase product indicating that the yield of the dimer is dependent upon the concentration of pre-existing NO(x). The results of this work suggest that photolysis of 1-nitronaphthalene represents a previously unidentified pathway to SOA formation in the troposphere. Analogous mechanisms may also be important for other nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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- Robert M Healy
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Ireland.
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