Experiment: Caltech Atmospheric Chamber_20140824_ISOPRENE/CYCLOHEXANE/sulfur dioxide_Ozone_No Seed_Dry

Experiment

Name: Caltech Atmospheric Chamber_20140824_ISOPRENE/CYCLOHEXANE/sulfur dioxide_Ozone_No Seed_Dry
Date: 2014-08-24

Organization
Caltech Atmospheric Chamber

Chamber
Near/Far Bag 2012-2015 (Tran)

Experiment Set
Isoprene ozonolysis (various amounts of water, SO2)

Goals
This experiment was performed to study the competition between the reactions of the smallest stabilized Criegee intermediate (SCI) CH2OO with water (or water dimer) and SO2

Summary
At ~3% RH and 15 ppb SO2, there was a bit more sulfate particle formation as seen by the AMS, but still fairly low. While SCI+H2O products are still abundant from CIMS

Experiment Details

Categories:

  • Gas phase chemical reaction
Temperature: 24
Relative Humidity: 3
Seeded Experiment: No
Fuchs Adjusted Surface Area:
Condensation sink rate coefficient: 3
Reaction type:
Oxidant Name: Ozone
Initial Oxidant Concentration Value: 120 (parts_per_billion)
RO2 Main Fate: Not Sure
RO2 Lifetime: (Seconds)
Pressure: 750 Torr

Data Sets

ID Instrument File  
3556 CIMS 140824_CIMS_ppb.csv
3557 GC - FID 140824_GCFID.csv
3558 HR-ToF-AMS 140824_AMSsulfate.csv
3559 O3NOxTRH 140824_gas_analyzer.csv

Data Set plots
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Experiment Set Details

Name: Isoprene ozonolysis (various amounts of water, SO2)
Time format and units: Experiment time (minutes, local)
Description:
Investigations into the humidity-dependent ozonolysis of isoprene to form hydroxymethylhydroperoxide (HMHP), formic acid, and other products. The bimolecular fates of the C1 stabilized Criegee (CH2OO) was explored with water and SO2 to understand its competition in the atmosphere.

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
ISOPRENE (6557)
  • Alkene
 25 Parts Per Billion
CYCLOHEXANE (8078)
  • Alkane
 10 Parts Per Million
sulfur dioxide (1119) 15 Parts Per Billion

140824_Timeline.csv Timeline

Local time (hh:mm) Action (Time zero is the time Isoprene is introduced)
13:43 Inject ozone for 20 minutes and flush for 10 minutes
14:13 Inject 1.1mL of cyclohexane (appox 10 ppm)
14:23 Stop injecting cyclohexane (purge SO2 tank)
14:45 Inject SO2 for 7min at 5slm and flush for 15 min (approx 15 ppb)
15:25 Inject 2uL (approx 20 ppb) of isoprene (reaction start)

Citations
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Characterizations
Light Flux Characterizations:
(None)
Particle Loss Characterizations:
(None)
Vapor Loss Characterizations:
2016-05-11 (#10)

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: