Effect of Condensed-Phase Photochemical Reactions on Viscosity and Volatility of Organic Aerosols
EMSL Project ID
49352
Abstract
Recent advances in understanding aerosol chemistry strongly suggest that: (1) photochemical processes occurring inside aerosol particles represent an important mechanism of aging for organic aerosols; (2) the high viscosity of certain types of aerosol particles can affect various processes involving aerosols, including aging processes. This proposal will tie these two important effects together. The main goal of this proposal is to investigate the effect of condensed-phase photochemical processes on the viscosity and volatility of secondary organic aerosols (SOA), using a combination of state-of-the art laboratory experiments and modeling. To achieve this goal, we will study the effect of solar irradiation on the molecular level composition of biogenic and anthropogenic SOA prepared under various environmental conditions, characterize the viscosity of these SOA particles, before and after exposure to solar radiation, using state-of-the-art viscometry approaches, and model the distribution of volatilities of SOA constituents in the aerosol particles, before and after exposure to solar radiation, using the novel "molecular corridors" parameterization. This information will be immediately useful for a quantitative description of the gas-particle partitioning in aerosols, a key component of any atmospheric model that deals with aerosols. This proposal will take full advantage of the unique capabilities in high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometry analysis and particle imaging developed in EMSL, and leverage it with a combination of methods developed in the participating user laboratories.
Project Details
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2016-10-01
End Date
2019-09-30
Status
Closed
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