Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2015

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[A-AS21] Atmospheric Chemistry

Thu. May 28, 2015 2:15 PM - 4:00 PM 201B (2F)

Convener:*Yousuke Sawa(Oceanography and Geochemistry Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute), Nobuyuki Takegawa(Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Yugo Kanaya(Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Kenshi Takahashi(Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University), Hiroshi Tanimoto(National Institute for Environmental Studies), Chair:Kei Sato(Regional Atmospheric Environment Section, Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

[AAS21-24] Effects of relative humidity on tetrol formation from isoprene/NO photo-oxidation

*Kei SATO1, Motonori OKUMURA2, Akinori TAKAMI1, Takashi IMAMURA1 (1.National Institute for Environmental Studies, 2.Kyoto University)

Keywords:biogenic volatile organic compound, secondary organic aerosol, organic nitrate, aqueous-phase reaction, environmental chamber

2-Methyltetrols, molecular markers of isoprene secondary aerosol, are produced by the particle-phase hydrolysis of organonitrate esters (Sato, 2008; Szmigielski et al., 2010; Jacobs et al., 2014) and/or the particle-phase oxidation of isoprene epoxydiols (Jacobs et al., 2014) during the isoprene/NOx photo-oxidation. The effects of relative humidity, acid and base on 2-methyltetrol formation from the isoprene/NO photo-oxidation were investigated. We used a 6-m3 Teflon bag and a 6-m3 stainless steel chamber for humid and dry conditions, respectively. 2-Methyltetrol formation under humid conditions (RH ≃ 80%) was enhanced in the presence of sulfur dioxide and was also enhanced in the presence of ammonia. In contrast, 2-methyltetrol formation under dry conditions (RH < 1%) was less catalyzed or suppressed in the presence of sulfur dioxide. The ratio of total 2-methyltetrol mass to total organic aerosol mass was 0.21–18 wt% under various present conditions. 2-Methyltetrol formation in the aqueous solution of aerosol sample was also investigated, and was found to be enhanced by both the acid and the base. The present results show that the presence of water is critical for acid-catalyzed 2-methyltetrol formation from isoprene/NO photo-oxidation. The ester hydrolysis will be a major pathway for 2-methyltetrol formation because it was enhanced by the base.
This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 25340021, FY2013–2015). K.S. and M.O. thank Professor Susumu Tohno of Kyoto University for supplying a GC/MS instrument.

References: Sato, K. (2008) Atmos. Environ. 42, 6851–6861. Szmigielski, R. et al. (2010) Atmos. Res. 98, 183–189. Jacobs, M. I. et al. (2014) Atmos. Chem. Phys. 14, 8933–8946.