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Atmospheric aerosols :SummarySuspension of solid or liquid in the atmosphere
• Wide range of size : from 1 nm to 100 μm
• 2 main classes : fine (Ø < 2.5 μm) (PM2.5) andcoarse (Ø > 2.5 μm) when considering surface areaand volume/mass
• Fine particles mainly man-made and coarseparticles mainly natural
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Atmospheric aerosol : chemical composition
Fine fraction Coarse fraction
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Atmospheric aerosols :Chemical compositionInorganic species
• Primary : Metals, insoluble minerals, ammonium• Secondary : Sulfates and nitrates
Organic species
• Primary : Soot (Impure graphite), polar (e.g. alkanoicacids), and non polar organics (PAH, alkanes…)• Secondary : mainly polar organics (multi-functional compounds)
+ Water
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Origin of Sulfates
• Oxidation of SO2
• Over continents : SO2 emissions from man-made activities (fossil fuel combustion) & volcanoes
Over oceans : Marine phytoplankton produces dimethyl sulfide (DMS) which oxidises in SO2
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SO2
HOSO2 SO3 H2 SO4 (g)
OH
O2 H2 O
H2O2, O3, O2, OH, NO2 SO42-
Gas phase (day)
Aqueous phase (day + night)
Particle phase
CondensationNucleation
Origin of Sulfates
• Most SO2 is converted in sulfate either in the gas phase or in the aqueous phase
• Both processes produce sulfate aerosol mainly in fine mode (Ø < 2.5 μm)
Very low vapor pressureNon volatile
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Origin of Nitrates
• Oxidation of NO2
• Man-made origin : fossil fuel combustion
• Natural origin : soil, lighting
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Nitrate ions (1)
NO2 HNO3(g)
OH
O3
NO3+ O2
N2O5NO2
HCRCHO H2O
NH4NO3
NH3 (g)
Gas phase (day)
particle phase
Gas phase (night)• NO2 is converted to HNO3 mainly in the gas phase• HNO3 reacts with NH3 to form ammonium nitrate • Nitrates found in/on both coarse and fine particles: the origins are not the same. (Fine origin shown above)
Low vapor pressureSemi-volatile
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Nitrate ions (2)
One origin of nitrate on coarse particles:
NaCl (s) + HNO3 (g) HCl + NaNO3 (s)
(This process is important in coastal areas)
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Ammonium ions
• NH3 directly emitted in the atmosphere• Man-made origin : sewage, fertilized lands• Natural origin : soil, animals
• NH3 reacts with sulfates & nitrates
• The preferred form for ammonium in the aerosol phase is ammonium sulfate (NH4)2SO4
- Each sulfuric acid molecule is looking for two ammonia molecules (neutralization)- If there is not enough ammonia present, sulfuric acid exists either as H2SO4 (aq) or NH4HSO4
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Analytical method for ionsIon Chromatography (IC)
Separation of the species in an ion-exchange resin based on the interactions ion-column
Cations (Na+, K+, NH4+) & anions (SO4
2-, NO3-, Cl-)
analysed separately
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Metals
• Man made sources : incorporated in the particle in early stage of particle formation from combustion
process
• Natural sources : volcanoes + soil erosion
• Fine mode : Pb, Zn, Fe, Cd, As…• Coarse mode : Ca, Mg, Al, Ti,
• Fine & Coarse mode : Na, K, Fe, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Mn, Cu
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Current analytical methods : MetalsInductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometer
(ICP)
Simultaneous analysis of up to 20 Elementsfrom 11 (Na) to 92 (Uranium)
All elements absorb and emit radiation at characteristic WavelengthsElements can be identified by their characteristic radiation and quantified bythe intensity of the radiation
Temperature of Plasma = 7000-8000K used as an Excitation Source
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Organic Compounds (OC)
Only 10% identified with nC > 20 (semi & nonvolatile):n-Alkanesn-Alkanoic acidsPolycyclic aromatic compounds (e.g. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, PAH)
• Man made : combustion processes + SOA from VOC• Natural : SOA from biogenic VOC• Complex mixture of 1000’s of compounds
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Current analytical methods : OC speciationGas chromatography coupled to mass
spectrometer (GC-MS)
• Separation based on volatility and polarity • Identification based on “Molecular ion” + characteristic
fragments (e.g. loss of a methyl group = Molecular ion – 15)
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Origin of secondary organics
Emission of SOA Precursor Volatile Organic Compounds
~100 compounds
High volatility products Low volatility productsAcids, aldehydes,
ketones, organonitrates, multi-functional
compounds~1000 compounds
Reaction with• OH, O3(day), • O3, NO3 (night)
Gas-particle partitioningNucleation
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Secondary organic aerosols (SOA)
• The importance of a VOC as SOA precursor depends on:– The volatility of its products– Its emission rate (atmospheric abundance)– Its chemical reactivity
• Most important biogenics:– Terpenes : α-pinene, β-pinene, ∆3-carene, d-limonene,
camphene, and myrcene.• Most important anthropogenic VOCs:
– Aromatics : Toluene, xylenes, trimethylbenzenes, diethylbenzenes, etc.
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Tracers of aromatics
Secondary organic aerosols (SOA)
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Composition strongly related to sources
Major chemical components
Non urban, 15 μg.m-3Urban, 35 μg.m-3
Remote, 4.8 μg.m-3
SO2, 28 %
NO2, 6 %NH3, 8 %
EC, 9 %
OC, 31 %
nd, 18 %SO2, 37 %
EC, 5 %
OC, 24 %
nd, 19 %
NH3, 11 %NO2, 4 %
nd, 56 %
SO2, 22 %
NO2, 3 %NH3, 7 %
EC, 0.3 %OC, 11 %
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Chemical composition and its dependence on aerosol size
• Sulfates, Ammonium, organic & elemental carbon, metals (lead, Iron, copper, nickel) are principallyin the fine mode
• Minerals of geological origin, calcium, aluminum, magnesium, silicon, iron, sodium chloride (sea spray) + pollens, spores and coal fly ash are principally in the coarse mode
• Potassium and nitrate ions found both in fine and coarse particles but with different origins
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“Partisol” sampling of fine and coarse aerosols
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Fine fraction (PM2.5) Coarse fraction (PM2.5-PM10)
Elemental andOrganic CarbonSulphate
Nitrate
Ammonium
Chloride
Insoluble minerals
Na, K, Mg, Ca
Chemical composition : an example of its dependence on aerosol size
Field campaign in UK, 1997
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Repartitioning of the components
• Solid core of soot and/or insoluble minerals + solid inorganic and organics
• Water-soluble fraction composed of :– Inorganic compounds (salts) – Hydrophilic organics (polar compounds)
• Water-insoluble fraction mainly composed of hydrophobic organics
• Uncertainties on repartition : layers ? “Islands” ?
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Combustion Process Emissionsprimary OC - EC
SO2 Emissions
PrimaryH2SO4
Gas-PhasePhotochemistry
NH3 Emissions
NH3
NOx Emissions
Gas-Phase Photochemistry
H2SO4
H+, SO42-,
HSO4-,H2SO4
NH4+,OH-
HNO3
NO3-,H+
primary OC - EC
Gaseous Organics Emissions
Gas-Phase photochemistry
CondensableOrganics
SecondaryOC
Dust, Fly Ash Emissions
Dust, fly ashmetals
Sea-Salt Emissions
HCl emissions
Cl-,Na+
HCl
H2O
Ca2+,Mg2+,Fe3+, etc.
S(IV)
Chemical compositionMetals
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Chemical mixing
• External mixing : particles from different sources remain separated, i.e. not attached to each others
• Internal mixing : the various chemical components are mixed within a single particle. The more aged the air mass is, the more the degree of internal mixing will increase
• In the atmosphere, intermediate state, both internal and external mixing
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Internal mixture of presumably terrestrial silicateand anhydrite with sea salt
Chemical mixing
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External mixture of soot, crustal particles and coal ash
Chemical mixing