Experiment: Kroll Lab_20220523_Nitric Oxide/Acetonitrile/Dimethyl Disulfide/Nitrous Acid_Hydroxyl radical_Sodium nitrate

Experiment

Name: Kroll Lab_20220523_Nitric Oxide/Acetonitrile/Dimethyl Disulfide/Nitrous Acid_Hydroxyl radical_Sodium nitrate
Date: 2022-05-23

Organization
Kroll Lab

Chamber
Kroll main chamber

Experiment Set
DMSO and DMDS oxidation experiments

Goals
Measure product distribution from the oxidation of DMDS under high NOx conditions.

Summary
DMDS oxidized using HONO as an oxidant precursor. This is "Experiment 6" in Goss and Kroll, ACP, 2023 (Submitted).

Additional Notes
Note that NOx and ozone data are not dilution corrected.

Experiment Details

Categories:

  • Gas phase chemical reaction
  • Aerosol formation
Temperature: 20
Relative Humidity: 0
Seeded Experiment: Yes
Type of Seed: Sodium nitrate
Initial Seed Concentration Value: 66
Seed Concentration Units: micrograms_per_cubic_meter
Fuchs Adjusted Surface Area:
Condensation sink rate coefficient: 0
Reaction type:
Oxidant Name: Hydroxyl radical
Initial Oxidant Concentration Value: Not explicitly calculated (molecules_per_cubic_centimeter)
RO2 Main Fate: NO
RO2 Lifetime: (Seconds)
Pressure:

Data Sets

ID Instrument File  
4485 modified PTR3 20220523 PTR3 data.csv
4486 NOx box 20220523 NOx data.csv
4487 SO2 monitor 20220523 SO2 data.csv
4488 Ozone monitor 20220523 ozone data.csv
4489 GC-FID 20220523 GC data.csv
4490 AMS (as used for sulfur product characterization) 20220523 AMS data.csv

Data Set plots
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Experiment Set Details

Name: DMSO and DMDS oxidation experiments
Time format and units: Seconds after experiment start
Description:
These experiments examine the oxidation of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) under varied NOx conditions.

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Contacts

Principal investigator:

Jesse H Kroll
E-mail: jhkroll@mit.edu
OrcID: 0000-0002-6275-521X

Data Manager:

Matthew B Goss
E-mail: mgoss@mit.edu

Reactants

Reactant Compound type Concentration Concentration units
Nitric Oxide (145068) 11 Parts Per Billion
Acetonitrile (6342) 4.5 Parts Per Billion
Dimethyl Disulfide (12232) 61 Parts Per Billion
Nitrous Acid (24529) 16 Parts Per Billion

20220523 experiment timeline.csv Timeline

Time (seconds) Event Description
-4500 Seed added
-3720 More seed added
-3540 acetonitrile added
-2640 DMDS added
-1320 HONO added
0 Lights on (50% intensity)
4260 Lights off

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

Chamber Details

Name: Kroll main chamber
Volume in cubic meters: 7.5
Shape: Rectangular Prism
Surface area in cubic meters: 23
Flow Mode: Flow-through
Flow through rate in liters per minute: 14
Body Material: Teflon
Body thickness:
Replacement date:
Replacement frequency:
Cleaning method: Flushing with air Flushing with air with UV lights on Oxidation
o3 background: < 1 ppb
nox background: < 1 ppb (est. 10 ppt NO)
Particle background in micrograms per cubic meter:
Air filtration method: AADCO Model 737
Mixing method: 0
Mixing method material:
Temparature Control: Yes
Temparature measurements recorded: Yes
Temparature range (min degrees celcius): 12
Temparature range (max degrees celcius): 40
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): Broad UV fluorescent with peak at 340 nm
Supplemental information:
Additional Notes: jNO2 ~ 0.06 min-1