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Chemical ageing and transformation of diffusivity in semi-solid multi-component organic aerosol particles

Pfrang, C., Shiraiwa, M. and Pöschl, U. (2011) Chemical ageing and transformation of diffusivity in semi-solid multi-component organic aerosol particles. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11 (14). pp. 7343-7354. ISSN 1680-7324

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To link to this item DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-7343-2011

Abstract/Summary

Recent experimental evidence underlines the importance of reduced diffusivity in amorphous semi-solid or glassy atmospheric aerosols. This paper investigates the impact of diffusivity on the ageing of multi-component reactive organic particles approximating atmospheric cooking aerosols. We apply and extend the recently developed KMSUB model in a study of a 12-component mixture containing oleic and palmitoleic acids. We demonstrate that changes in the diffusivity may explain the evolution of chemical loss rates in ageing semi-solid particles, and we resolve surface and bulk processes under transient reaction conditions considering diffusivities altered by oligomerisation. This new model treatment allows prediction of the ageing of mixed organic multi-component aerosols over atmospherically relevant timescales and conditions. We illustrate the impact of changing diffusivity on the chemical half-life of reactive components in semi-solid particles, and we demonstrate how solidification and crust formation at the particle surface can affect the chemical transformation of organic aerosols.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Optical Spectroscopy (CAF)
Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:22371
Publisher:European Geosciences Union

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