Experiment: Nguyen Group_20211116_2-Methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol_None_Ammonium sulfate

Experiment

Name: Nguyen Group_20211116_2-Methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol_None_Ammonium sulfate
Date: 2021-11-16

Organization
Nguyen Group

Chamber
Tran's big bag of air

Experiment Set
Ammonium sulfate + isoprene diol

Goals
This experiment examined the photoreactivity of isoprene diol with ammonium sulfate aerosol in the absence of an OH precursor.

Summary
The chamber was humidified to ~75% RH; ammonium sulfate was introduced by atomization, and isoprene diol was introduced in both gas and particle phases via atomization and evaporation. Lights were turned on to initiate photochemistry, and a filter was collected for offline analysis.

Additional Notes
To correct the experimental data, we use the measured particle wall loss rates from the experiment on 11/29/21, measured isoprene diol gas-phase loss rates from the experiment on 11/22/21, and measured product formation rates from the experiment on 12/3/21.

Experiment Details

Categories:

  • Condensed-phase chemical reaction
  • Multiphase chemical reaction
  • Aerosol aging
Temperature: 20-22
Relative Humidity: 75
Seeded Experiment: Yes
Type of Seed: Ammonium sulfate
Initial Seed Concentration Value: 1300
Seed Concentration Units: micrograms_per_cubic_meter
Fuchs Adjusted Surface Area:
Condensation sink rate coefficient: 75
Reaction type:
Oxidant Name: None
Initial Oxidant Concentration Value: 0 (parts_per_million)
RO2 Main Fate: Not Sure
RO2 Lifetime: (Seconds)
Pressure: 755 Torr

Data Sets

ID Instrument File  
3745 T/RH/O3/NOx 211116_O3NOxRHT.csv
3746 SMPS - bulk, wall loss corrected 211116_SMPS_corr.csv
3747 SMPS - bulk, uncorrected 211116_SMPS_uncorr.csv
3748 CF3O- CIMS: negative mode, raw spectra 211116_CIMS_neg.csv
3749 CF3O- CIMS: positive mode, raw spectra 211116_CIMS_pos.csv
3750 CF3O- CIMS: negative mode, calibrated 211116_CIMS_ppb.csv
3751 SMPS - size distributions 211116_SMPS_distr.csv

Data Set plots
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Experiment Set Details

Name: Ammonium sulfate + isoprene diol
Time format and units: HH:MM, local time
Description:
Two experiments and three controls to examine the photochemistry of isoprene diol (1,2-dihydroxy-2-methylbut-3-ene) in ammonium sulfate aerosol.

Collaborators:

  • Kelvin Bates Harvard / UC Davis

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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

Reactant

Reactant Compound type Concentration Concentration units
2-Methylbut-3-ene-1,2-diol (185554)
  • Alcohol
  • Alkene
  • Diol
 275 Parts Per Billion

211116_timeline.csv Timeline

Time_local_HHMM Action
9:00 Start humidifying; RH/T/NOx/O3 monitors on
9:00 Chamber temp control on
9:07 SMPS on
9:40 CIMS on
9:42 stop humidifying
9:42 start seed aerosol injection (AS + isoprene diol solution; 35 psi N2 through wet heated denuder)
9:42 start injection isoprene diol gas (6 slm air; periodic heating)
10:45 O3 & NOx monitors off bag
10:45 Injections off; start mixing air (dry)
10:50 Mixing air off; lights on
11:20 start filter collection
17:50 Lights off; temp control off; start instrument shutdown
18:05 filter off

Citations
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Characterizations
Light Flux Characterizations:
2018-09-18 (#27)
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).