城市雾天单个矿物颗粒物理和化学特征

应用场发射扫描电镜(FESEM)和带能谱的扫描电镜(SEM-EDX)对北京冬季雾天和正常天气下收集的4个样品进行研究.雾天中矿物颗粒的数量-粒度分布的峰值出现在0.1～0.3 μm和1～2.5 μm之间,并且发现雾天出现的二次矿物颗粒的数量百分含量(4.67%)高于正常天气条件(0.12%).单个矿物颗粒的EDX能谱显示,雾天和正常天气中单个矿物颗粒的主要化学成分有一定的差别,尤其是S元素.矿物颗粒分为9种不同类型:"富Si"、"富Ca"、"富S"、"富Fe""富Mg"、"富Al"、"富Ti"、"富K"和"富Cl",其中雾天"富Ca"中55%的颗粒含有Ca(50%±1.2%)和S(37%±1.6%),"富S"中72%的颗粒含有S(44%±1.5%)和Ca(33%±2%),说明了雾天中绝大部富集S的颗粒物中同时富集Ca,这在一定程度上说明了北京市大气中这些含Ca的碱性矿物对雾水酸性有一定的缓冲作用.雾天样品中S/Ca的平均比值为6.11,如果以冬季正常天气条件下S/Ca的均值0.73为背景值,雾天中S/Ca的比值是冬季正常天气的8倍,可见雾天中颗粒物表面的硫化现象相当严重,同时也显示出雾天SO2向硫酸盐的转化率比较高.

Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Individual Mineral Particles in an Urban Fog Episode

Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray detector (SEM-EDX) were used to study the four aerosol samples collected in Beijing air during the fog and non-fog episodes in winter. Size-distribution of mineral particles in fog sample displayed two major peaks at the size range of 0.1-0.3 microm and 1-2.5 microm. EDX analyses indicated that the major chemical compositions varied greatly in the individual mineral particles of the fog and non-fog episodes, especially the sulfur. A total of 9 different mineral categories were classified, namely, "Si-rich", "Ca-rich", "S-rich", "Fe-rich", "Mg-rich", "Al-rich", "Ti-rich", "K-rich" and "Cl-rich". About 55% of the "Ca-rich" in the fog samples comprised of Ca (50% +/- 1.2%)and S (37% +/- 1.6%) and about 72% of the "S-rich" comprised of S (44% +/- 1.5%) and Ca (33% +/- 2%), illustrating that particles with abundant sulfur were also enriched with abundant calcium. It is suggested that the "Ca-rich" alkali minerals could alleviate acidity of the fog water in Beijing air. The S/Ca mean ratio of mineral particles in the fog sample was 6.11, being 8 times higher than the S/Ca mean ratio of the non-fog samples (0.73). This result showed that sulfuration on the surfaces of aerosol particles was extremely severe, and that the conversion efficiency from SO2 to sulfates was relatively high.