Formation of secondary organic aerosols from isoprene and its gas-phase oxidation products through reaction with hydrogen peroxide

M. Claeys, W. Wang, A.C. Ion, I. Kourtchev, A. Gelencsér, W. Maenhaut

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Abstract

Aerosols produced over forests impair visibility and may affect climate by scattering and absorbing solar radiation and by serving as cloud condensation nuclei. Here, we introduce, to our knowledge, a new route to secondary organic aerosol formation from isoprene and its gas-phase oxidation products, methacrolein and methacrylic acid, namely, multiphase acid-catalysed oxidation with hydrogen peroxide, a perfect analogue to atmospheric sulphate formation. We demonstrate that the formation of major secondary organic aerosol components that are present in natural forest aerosols collected at K-puszta, Hungary, during the summer of 2003, namely, 2-methyltetrols and 2,3-dihydroxymethacrylic acid, can be explained by this mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4093-4098
Number of pages6
JournalAtmospheric Environment
Volume38
Issue number25
Early online date20 Jul 2004
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Secondary organic aerosol
  • Biogenic hydrocarbons
  • Isoprene
  • Photo-oxidation

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