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Liquid-liquid phase separation in secondary organic aerosol particles produced from α-pinene ozonolysis and α-pinene photo-oxidation with/without ammonia
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Ham, Suhan Babar, Zaeem Bin Lee, Jaebong Lim, Hojin Song, Mijung |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Description | Recently, liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles free of inorganic salts has been intensively studied because of their importance on cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) properties. Herein, we investigated LLPS in four different types of SOA particles generated from α-pinene ozonolysis and α-pinene photo-oxidation in the absence and presence of NH3. LLPS was observed in SOA particles produced from α-pinene ozonolysis at ~ 95.8 % relative humidity (RH) and α-pinene ozonolysis with NH3 at ~ 95.4 % RH. However, LLPS was not observed in SOA particles produced from α-pinene photo-oxidation and α-pinene photo-oxidation with NH3. With datasets of average oxygen to carbon elemental ratio (O : C) for different types of SOA particles of this study and previous studies, LLPS occurred when the O : C ratio was less than ~ 0.44 and LLPS did not occur when the O : C ratio was greater than ~ 0.40. When LLPS was observed, the two liquid phases were present up to ~ 100 % RH. This result can help to predict more accurate results of CCN properties of organic aerosol particles. |
| DOI | 10.5194/acp-2019-19 |
| Volume Number | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Copernicus GmbH |
| Publisher Date | 2019-01-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Chemical Engineering Photo Oxidation Pinene Ozonolysis Soa Particles Α Pinene Pinene Photo |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |