Experiment: Caltech Atmospheric Chamber_20150208_METHACROLEIN/Methyl nitrite/10102-44-0_Hydroxyl radical_Ammonium sulfate_RH85%

Experiment

Name: Caltech Atmospheric Chamber_20150208_METHACROLEIN/Methyl nitrite/10102-44-0_Hydroxyl radical_Ammonium sulfate_RH85%
Date: 2015-02-08

Organization
Caltech Atmospheric Chamber

Chamber
Near/Far Bag 2012-2015 (Tran)

Experiment Set
MPAN, Methacrolein, Isobutyraldehyde, and 231MBO photoxidation experiments

Goals
This experiment was done to study the Methacrolein high NO2 photoxidation in the presence of fully deliquesced ammonium sulfate (AS) seeds at RH 85%, since the other experiments were done at low RH and without seed particles. The hypothesis is that particle liquid water will decrease SOA formation because water will hydrolyze HMML instead of allowing it to oligomerize on the particle surface. This liquid water is also hypothesized to liberate 2-methylgycleric acid (2MGA) from the aerosol to the gas phase.

Summary
Gas-phase 2MGA is significantly enhanced and aerosol mass is significantly decreased compared to the dry experiments.

Additional Notes
Equivalent to Exp#13 in the PCCP paper.

Experiment Details

Categories:

  • Gas phase chemical reaction
  • Aerosol formation
Temperature: 25
Relative Humidity: 85
Seeded Experiment: No
Fuchs Adjusted Surface Area:
Condensation sink rate coefficient: 85
Reaction type:
Oxidant Name: Hydroxyl radical
Initial Oxidant Concentration Value: 2e7 (molecules_per_cubic_centimeter)
RO2 Main Fate: NO2
RO2 Lifetime: (Seconds)
Pressure: 750 Torr

Data Sets

ID Instrument File  
3505 CARMA SMPS 150208_dma_total.csv
3506 CIMS 150208_CIMS.csv
3507 O3NOxTRH 150208_gas_analyzers.csv
3508 CARMA SMPS _ Number Distribution 150208_dma_wlcorr_Ndist.csv

Data Set plots
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Experiment Set Details

Name: MPAN, Methacrolein, Isobutyraldehyde, and 231MBO photoxidation experiments
Time format and units: Experiment time (minutes, local)
Description:
Photoxidation of synthesized methacryloyl peroxynitrate (MPAN) to understand its pathways of SOA formation, leading to 2-methylglyceric acid in the particle phase. It is hypothesized that MPAN produces an unstable intermediate called HMML (hydroxymethyl methyl-a-lactone) that ring opens when it hits a surface, with co-product NO3. Some experiments were done with alpha-pinene as an NO3 scavenger, with the production of pinene nitroxy hydroperoxide (PNP, m/z 316 C10H17NO5) evidence of the alpha-pinene + NO3 chemistry. Photoxidation of methacrolein (MACR) was performed for comparison. Photooxidation of 2-methyl-but-3-ene-1-ol (231MBO) and isobutyraldehyde were performed because they are (or can produce) analogous compounds that will give insight into the oxidation mechanism. Experiments were mainly performed dry and with no seeds, although 2 experiments were performed on with varying particle liquid water on ammonium sulfate (AS) seeds. Note that particle wall loss has already been applied to SMPS data, but the raw data are also provided as well as the wall loss kinetic parameters.

Collaborators:

  • Tran Nguyen UC Davis
  • Paul Wennberg Caltech

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Contacts

Principal investigator:

John H Seinfeld
Phone: (626) 395-4635
E-mail: seinfeld@caltech.edu
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-4068

Data Manager:

Stephanie Kong
Phone: 626-395-3194
E-mail: wkong@caltech.edu

Reactants

Reactant Compound type Concentration Concentration units
METHACROLEIN (6562)
  • Aldehyde
  • Alkene
 123 Parts Per Billion
Methyl nitrite (12231) 200 Parts Per Billion
10102-44-0 (3032552)
  • NOx
 105 Parts Per Billion

150208_Timeline.csv Timeline

Local time (hh:mm) Action (Time zero is "Lights On" time)
11:30 Started humidifying the chamber
12:30 Turning instruments on
13:20 Stopped humidifying - RH is at 85%
13:30 Injeccting ammonium sulfate (AS) seeds through wet wall denuder
13:38 Injecting NO2
14:00 Injecting 8 uL of methacrolein (similar to 140819 experiment)
14:10 Stopped injecting seeds
14:34 Injecting CH3ONO 11.7 torr (approx 200 ppb)
14:40 Stopped CH3ONO injection
14:48 Lights on 10%
17:20 Lights off
17:50 Start filter sampling for SOA analysis
23:50 Stopp filter sampling

Citations
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Characterizations
Light Flux Characterizations:
2013-12-13 (#30)
Particle Loss Characterizations:
2013-03-26 (#31)
Vapor Loss Characterizations:
(None)

Chamber Details

Name: Near/Far Bag 2012-2015 (Tran)
Volume in cubic meters: 27
Shape: Rectangular Prism
Surface area in cubic meters: 41.8
Flow Mode: Batch
Flow through rate in liters per minute:
Body Material: Teflon
Body thickness: 50
Replacement date:
Replacement frequency: As needed
Cleaning method: Flushing with air
o3 background: 0.5 ppb
nox background: 0.1 ppb for Near, > 0.1 ppb for Far
Particle background in micrograms per cubic meter: < 0.1 ug/m3
Air filtration method: Custom Filter
Mixing method: 0
Mixing method material:
Temparature Control: Yes
Temparature measurements recorded: Yes
Temparature range (min degrees celcius): 20
Temparature range (max degrees celcius): 45
Humidity Control: Yes
Humidity Measurements Recorded: Yes
Relative humidity range (min percent): 5
Relative humidity range (max percent): 100
Particle experiment capability: 1
Lights: Yes
Light source type(s): UVA Black Lamps
Supplemental information: https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789813147355_0001
Additional Notes: