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Molecular Chemistry of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formed in Photochemical Aging of Primary Anthropogenic Emissions


EMSL Project ID
39957

Abstract

We propose to examine molecular level processes taking place in anthropogenic secondary organic aerosols (SOA) using recently developed tools of high resolution mass spectrometry. The proposed project will address, but is not limited to the following questions. (1) What is the molecular composition of water soluble and insoluble organic compounds in SOA produced by photochemical oxidation of primary vehicular emissions in laboratory experiments? (2) What are the unique molecular components of SOA that can be indicative of its formation from semi-volatile vehicular emissions? (3) What are the key differences between molecular composition of particles with short and long photochemical ages? (4)What are the light absorbing properties of SOA? What are the molecular structures of light absorbers, e.g., brown carbon in SOA samples with significant absorption coefficients for UV and visible light? How does brown carbon evolve as a result of atmospheric aging? (5) What are the similarities and differences between molecular composition of laboratory generated aerosols and fine particles collected in urban areas, such as Los Angeles?

Project Details

Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2010-10-01
End Date
2013-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Sergey Nizkorodov
Institution
University of California, Irvine

Team Members

Hyun Ji (Julie) Lee
Institution
University of California, Irvine

Dian Romonosky
Institution
University of California, Irvine

Paula Lee
Institution
University of California, Irvine

Katelyn Updyke
Institution
University of California, Irvine

Scott Epstein
Institution
University of California, Irvine

Rachel O'Brien
Institution
University of Michigan

Patrick Roach
Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tran Nguyen
Institution
California Institute of Technology

David Bones
Institution
University of California, Irvine

Bingbing Wang
Institution
Xiamen University

Adam Bateman
Institution
Harvard University

Julia Laskin
Institution
Purdue University

Alexander Laskin
Institution
Purdue University

Related Publications

Molecular chemistry of organic aerosols through the application of high resolution mass spectrometry

3. S. A. Nizkorodov, J. Laskin, A. Laskin ?Molecular Chemistry of Organic Aerosols Through Applications of the High Resolution Mass Spectrometry? Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 13, 3612?3629, (2011). doi:10.1039/C0CP02032J (INVITED PERSPECTIVE ARTICLE)

High-Resolution Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Water-Soluble Organic Aerosols Collected with a Particle into Liquid Sampler

Bateman AP, S Nizkorodov, J Laskin, and A Laskin. 2010. "High-Resolution Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Water- Soluble Organic Aerosols Collected with a Particle into Liquid Sampler ." Analytical Chemistry 82(19):8010-8016. doi:10.1021/ac1014386