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SO2 oxidation products other than H2SO4 as a trigger of new particle formation. Part 1: Laboratory investigations
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Berndt, T. Stratmann, F. Bräsel, S. Heintzenberg, J. Laaksonen, A. Kulmala, M. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | Mechanistic investigations of atmospheric $H_{2}SO_{4}$ particle formation have been performed in a laboratory study taking either $H_{2}SO_{4}$ from a liquid reservoir or using the gas-phase reaction of OH radicals with $SO_{2}$. Applying both approaches for $H_{2}SO_{4}$ generation simultaneously it was found that $H_{2}SO_{4}$ evaporated from the liquid reservoir acts considerably less effective for the process of particle formation and growth than the products originating from the reaction of OH radicals with $SO_{2}$. Furthermore, for $NO_{x}$ concentrations $>5×10^{11}$ molecule $cm^{−3}$ the formation of new particles from the reaction of OH radicals with $SO_{2}$ is inhibited. This suggests that substances other than $H_{2}SO_{4}$ (potentially products from sulphur-containing peroxy radicals) trigger lower tropospheric new particle formation and growth. The currently accepted mechanism for $SO_{2}$ gas-phase oxidation does not consider the formation of such substances. The analysis of new particle formation for different reaction conditions in our experiment suggests that a contribution of impurities to the nucleation process is unlikely. |
| Ending Page | 6374 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 6365 |
| e-ISSN | 16807324 |
| DOI | 10.5194/acp-8-6365-2008 |
| Journal | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Issue Number | 21 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Copernicus GmbH |
| Publisher Date | 2008-11-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Atmospheric Sciences New Particle Formation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Atmospheric Science |