Relating hygroscopicity and optical properties to chemical composition and structure of secondary organic aerosol particles generated from the ozonolysis of alpha-pinene - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Année : 2015

Relating hygroscopicity and optical properties to chemical composition and structure of secondary organic aerosol particles generated from the ozonolysis of alpha-pinene

Résumé

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) were generated from the ozonolysis of alpha-pinene in the CESAM (French acronym for Experimental Multiphasic Atmospheric Simulation Chamber) simulation chamber. The SOA formation and aging were studied by following their optical, hygroscopic and chemical properties. The optical properties were investigated by determining the particle complex refractive index (CRI). The hygroscopicity was quantified by measuring the effect of relative humidity (RH) on the particle size (size growth factor, GF) and on the scattering coefficient (scattering growth factor, f(RH)). The oxygen to carbon atomic ratios (O : C) of the particle surface and bulk were used as a sensitive parameter to correlate the changes in hygroscopic and optical properties of the SOA composition during their formation and aging in CESAM. The real CRI at 525 nm wavelength decreased from 1.43-1.60 (+/- 0.02) to 1.32-1.38 (+/- 0.02) during the SOA formation. The decrease in the real CRI correlated to the O : C decrease from 0.68 (+/- 0.20) to 0.55 (+/- 0.16). In contrast, the GF remained roughly constant over the reaction time, with values of 1.02-1.07 (+/- 0.02) at 90% (+/- 4.2%) RH. Simultaneous measurements of O : C of the particle surface revealed that the SOA was not composed of a homogeneous mixture, but contained less oxidised species at the surface which may limit water absorption. In addition, an apparent change in both mobility diameter and scattering coefficient with increasing RH from 0 to 30% was observed for SOA after 14 h of reaction. We postulate that this change could be due to a change in the viscosity of the SOA from a predominantly glassy state to a predominantly liquid state.

Domaines

Chimie
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
acp-15-3339-2015.pdf (3.32 Mo) Télécharger le fichier
Origine : Fichiers éditeurs autorisés sur une archive ouverte

Dates et versions

hal-01436859 , version 1 (21-01-2021)

Licence

Paternité - Pas d'utilisation commerciale

Identifiants

Citer

C. Denjean, P. Formenti, B. Picquet-Varrault, E. Pangui, P. Zapf, et al.. Relating hygroscopicity and optical properties to chemical composition and structure of secondary organic aerosol particles generated from the ozonolysis of alpha-pinene. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2015, 15 (6), pp.3339-3358. ⟨10.5194/acp-15-3339-2015⟩. ⟨hal-01436859⟩
147 Consultations
34 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More