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Siachouli P, Karadima KS, Mavrantzas VG, Pandis SN. The effect of functional groups on the glass transition temperature of atmospheric organic compounds: a molecular dynamics study. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:4783-4794. [PMID: 38847330 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00405a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
Organic compounds constitute a substantial part of atmospheric particulate matter not only in terms of mass concentration but also in terms of distinct functional groups. The glass transition temperature provides an indirect way to investigate the phase state of the organic compounds, playing a crucial role in understanding their behavior and influence on aerosol processes. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were implemented here to predict the glass transition temperature (Tg) of atmospherically relevant organic compounds as well as the influence of their functional groups and length of their carbon chain. The cooling step used in the simulations was chosen to be neither too low (to supress crystallization) nor too high (to avoid Tg overprediction). According to the MD simulations, the predicted Tg is sensitive to the functional groups as follows: carboxylic acid (-COOH) > hydroxyl (-OH) and (-COOH) > carbonyls (-CO). Increasing the number of carbon atoms leads to higher Tg for the linearly structured compounds. Linear compounds with lower molecular weight were found to exhibit a lower Tg. No clear correlation between O : C and Tg was observed. The architecture of the carbon chain (linear, or branched, or ring) was also found to impact the glass transition temperature. Compounds containing a non-aromatic carbon ring are characterized by a higher Tg compared to linear and branched ones with the same number of carbon atoms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Panagiota Siachouli
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, GR 26504, Greece.
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT/FORTH), Patras, GR 26504, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, GR 26504, Greece.
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT/FORTH), Patras, GR 26504, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, GR 26504, Greece.
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT/FORTH), Patras, GR 26504, Greece
- Particle Technology Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, GR 26504, Greece.
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT/FORTH), Patras, GR 26504, Greece
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Godwin B, Anvari MH, Olfatbakhsh T, Mahbod M, Milani AS, DiLabio GA, Wulff JE. A Single-Atom Upgrade to Polydicyclopentadiene. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Benjamin Godwin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3V6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI), University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI), University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Materials and Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI), University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3V6, Canada
- Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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