碳质大气颗粒物的扫描质子微探针分析

碳质颗粒物是大气颗粒物的重要组成部分,对全球气候变化、环境质量、人类健康等有重要影响.本研究使用扫描质子微探针对上海两个典型环境监测点的大气颗粒物及7类污染排放源的单颗粒进行了分析.利用微束非卢瑟福弹性背散射谱micro-EBS(non-Rutherford elastic backscattering,EBS)分析了单颗粒中的C含量,发现燃煤烟尘、燃油烟尘、汽车尾气、柴油公交车尾气等污染源中碳质颗粒物占优,而水泥尘、钢铁工业尘、土壤尘中无机颗粒物占优;中心城区的碳质颗粒物占优,而工业区的无机颗粒物占优,单颗粒物的元素分布可以反映颗粒物发生大气化学反应的重要信息,利用微束质子激发X射线荧谱micro-PIXE(particle induced X-ray emission,PIXE)分析得到了大气颗粒物的S、Ca、Fe等元素分布,发现含Ca的碳质颗粒在大气中发生了硫化反应.

Investigation of Carbonaceous Airborne Particles by Scanning Proton Microprobe

Carbonaceous particles are an important component of the atmospheric aerosol particles and important for global climate change, air quality and human health. The PM₁₀ single particles from two environmental monitor locations and seven pollution emission sources were analyzed using scanning proton microprobe(SPM)techniques. The concentration of carbon in individual particles was quantitatively determined by proton non-Rutherford elastic backscattering spectrometry(EBS). The results of this investigation showed that carbonaceous particles were dominant in the pollution sources of coal and oil combustions, diesel busexhaust and automobile exhaust, while inorganic particles were dominant in the sources of steel industry, cement dust and soil dust. Carbonaceous matter was enriched in particles from the city center, while mineral matter was the main component of airborne particles in the industrial area. Elemental mapping of single aerosol particles yielded important information on the chemical reactions of aerosol particles.The micro-PIXE(particle induced X-ray emission) maps of S, Ca and Fe of individual carbonaceous particles showed that sulfuration reaction occurred between SO₂ and mineral particles, which increased the sulfur content of particles.