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Extraction and Characterization of Surfactants from Atmospheric Aerosols

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Surface-active compounds, or surfactants, present in atmospheric aerosols are expected to play important roles in the formation of liquid water clouds in the Earth's atmosphere, a central process in meteorology, hydrology, and for the climate system. But because specific extraction and characterization of these compounds have been lacking for decades, very little is known on their identity, properties, mode of action and origins, thus preventing the full understanding of cloud formation and its potential links with the Earth's ecosystems. In this paper we present recently developed methods for 1) the targeted extraction of all the surfactants from atmospheric aerosol samples and for the determination of 2) their absolute concentrations in the aerosol phase and 3) their static surface tension curves in water, including their Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC). These methods have been validated with 9 references surfactants, including anionic, cationic and non-ionic ones. Examples of results are presented for surfactants found in fine aerosol particles (diameter < 1 mu m) collected at a coastal site in Croatia and suggestions for future improvements and other characterizations than those presented are discussed.

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hal-01539857 , version 1 (15-06-2017)

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Barbara Nozière, Violaine Gerard, Christine Baduel, C. Ferronato. Extraction and Characterization of Surfactants from Atmospheric Aerosols. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2017, 122, pp.Article Number: e55622. ⟨10.3791/55622⟩. ⟨hal-01539857⟩
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