
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(12), P. 2574 - 2586
Published: Dec. 6, 2024
Hydroxyacetone (HA) is an atmospheric oxidation product of isoprene and other organic precursors that can form brown carbon (BrC). Measured bulk aqueous-phase reaction rates HA with ammonium sulfate, methylamine, glycine suggest these reactions cannot compete hydroxyl radical oxidation. In cloud chamber photooxidation experiments either gaseous or particulate in the presence same N-containing species, BrC formation was minor, similar mass absorption coefficients at 365 nm (<0.05 m2 g-1). However, rapid changes observed aerosol volume gas-phase species concentrations lack not due to slow reactivity. Filter-based UHPLC/(+)ESI-HR-QTOFMS analysis revealed SOA became heavily oligomerized, average molecular masses ∼400 amu all cases. Oligomers contained, on average, 3.9 HA, 1.5 ammonia, 1.6 small aldehydes, including, descending order abundance, acetaldehyde, glycolaldehyde, glyoxal, methylglyoxal. PTR-ToF-MS confirmed production aldehydes. We identify C17H26O5, C10H22O9, C15H27NO7, C17H23NO5, C18H32N2O9 as potential tracer ions for oligomers. hypothesize efficient oligomerization without substantial negligible N-heterocycle (e.g., imidazoles/pyrazines) formation. While unlikely a significant source, it may contribute significantly aqueous
Language: Английский