Experiment: Nguyen Group_20210119_2-methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol/Methyl nitrite_Hydroxyl radical_N/A

Experiment

Name: Nguyen Group_20210119_2-methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol/Methyl nitrite_Hydroxyl radical_N/A
Date: 2021-01-19

Organization
Nguyen Group

Chamber
Tran's big bag of air

Experiment Set
1,2-dihydroxy isoprene (DHI)

Goals
Product study on 2-methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol (1,2-DHI) + OH, unseeded, at 50% RH, and using methyl nitrite as the OH source

Summary
1,2-DHI and CH3ONO were injected, and lights (67% of total) were turned on to initiate photooxidation. A DNPH cartridge was collected after photooxidation to analyze for carbonyl content.

Experiment Details

Categories:

  • Gas phase chemical reaction
Temperature: 22
Relative Humidity: 50
Seeded Experiment: No
Fuchs Adjusted Surface Area:
Condensation sink rate coefficient: 50
Reaction type:
Oxidant Name: Hydroxyl radical
Initial Oxidant Concentration Value: 3e6 (molecules_per_cubic_centimeter)
RO2 Main Fate: NO
RO2 Lifetime: (Seconds)
Pressure: 755

Data Set plots
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Experiment Set Details

Name: 1,2-dihydroxy isoprene (DHI)
Time format and units: HH:MM, local time
Description:
A series of experiments to investigate the gas-phase oxidation rate of 1,2-dihydroxy isoprene, its oxidation products via various RO2 pathways, and the effects of including seed (AS = ammonium sulfate) particles both on observed gas-phase products and on SOA formation.

Collaborators:

  • Kelvin H Bates Harvard / UC Davis

Contacts

Principal investigator:

Tran B. Nguyen
Phone: 5307525987
E-mail: tbn@ucdavis.edu
OrcID: 0000-0001-9206-4359

Data Manager:

Kelvin H. Bates
E-mail: kelvinhbates@gmail.com

Reactants

Reactant Compound type Concentration Concentration units
2-methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol (185554)
  • Alcohol
  • Alkene
  • Diol
150 Parts Per Billion
Methyl nitrite (12231) 100 Parts Per Billion

timeline_210119.csv Timeline

Time_local_HHMM Action
9:12 Start humidifying
9:27 SMPS on
9:32 CIMS on
9:45 Stop humidifying
9:46 Start injections: 6.5 uL DHI; CH3ONO: 15.9 Torr in 500 mL bulb; backfill too 353.5 Torr with N2; vacuum to 36.1 Torr; backfill again to room P
10:20 Injections stop; mixing air bursts
11:20 67% of lights on
13:20 Lights off
13:26 DNPH cartridge start
15:26 DNPH cartridge stop; instruments off

Characterizations
Light Flux Characterizations:
(None)
Particle Loss Characterizations:
(None)
Vapor Loss Characterizations:
(None)

Chamber Details

Name: Tran's big bag of air
Volume in cubic meters: 10
Shape: Rectangular Prism
Surface area in cubic meters: 28
Flow Mode: Batch
Flow through rate in liters per minute:
Body Material: Teflon
Body thickness: 2
Replacement date:
Replacement frequency: As needed
Cleaning method: Flushing with air Flushing with air with UV lights on Oxidation
o3 background: < 0.5 ppb
nox background:
Particle background in micrograms per cubic meter:
Air filtration method: Custom filtration canisters to remove NOx, hydrocarbons, water, particles, ozone, SOx from pressurized ambient air.
Mixing method: 1
Mixing method material: Pulsed air jets, manually actuated
Temparature Control: Yes
Temparature measurements recorded: Yes
Temparature range (min degrees celcius):
Temparature range (max degrees celcius):
Humidity Control: Yes
Humidity Measurements Recorded: Yes
Relative humidity range (min percent):
Relative humidity range (max percent):
Particle experiment capability: 1
Lights: Yes
Light source type(s): UV broadband black lights (centered at 350 nm)
Supplemental information:
Additional Notes: 40-Watt, Osram/Sylvania 350nm black lights, 48” long, T12 fluorescent; 72 bulbs, 36 each on two facing walls, with UV-reflective siding on all walls. Lights are controlled via 6 panels (3 on the right wall - top, mid, bottom - and 3 equivalent on the left wall).