四乙基愈创木酚液相·OH氧化SOA产率及特征分析:初始浓度的影响

液相化学过程作为二次有机气溶胶（SOA）形成的一种必不可少的途径,引起了学界对大气化学的广泛关注.由于其反应复杂性,反应机制、产物特性及对SOA质量的贡献还没有完全理解.本文选择四乙基愈创木酚（4-ethylguaiacol,EG）为前体物,系统地研究了初始浓度（0.03、0.3和3 mmol·L^-1）的EG液相·OH氧化形成的液相二次有机气溶胶（aqSOA）特性的影响.用黑炭-气溶胶质谱（SP-AMS）测定aqSOA产率和氧化特性,气相色谱-质谱联用仪（GC/MS）、离子色谱（IC）测定产物和低分子有机酸.紫外分光光度计（UV-vis）和高效液相色谱测定了类腐殖质（HULIS）等表征光吸光产物的形成.结果表明,不同初始浓度（mmol·L^-1）下aqSOA的O/C都表现为随着反应时间延长而升高,分别在0.42~0.61（0.03 mmol·L^-1）、0.49~0.84（0.3 mmol·L^-1）和0.49~0.63（3 mmol·L^-1）之间变化.SP-AMS测定aqSOA组分发现高初始浓度时二聚体（C₁₆H₁₈ O₂⁺,m/z 302）量明显高,说明高浓度下更容易发生聚合反应.UV-vis分析表明,随光氧化反应的进行,250 nm处吸光明显增强,可能是由于250 nm处新的吸光性产物生成所致.反应过程中生成的HULIS浓度不断升高,与UV-vis测定的300~400 nm区域内吸光度增强结论一致,说明水相反应形成了棕色碳.IC检测到产物中含有小分子有机酸：甲酸、乙醇酸和草酸,其中甲酸浓度最高.GC/MS检测到aqSOA中含酮、单聚体和二聚体等,说明发生了官能团化和聚合化过程.

Secondary Organic Aerosol Mass Yield and Characteristics from 4-ethylguaiacol Aqueous·OH Oxidation: Effects of Initial Concentration

Aqueous-phase chemical processing, as an essential formation pathway of secondary organic aerosol (SOA), has attracted widespread attention from within atmospheric chemistry fields. Due to the complicated reaction nature, reaction mechanisms, and product characteristics of aqueous-phase chemical processing, its contribution to the SOA budget is still not fully understood. In this work, we investigate how the initial concentration (0.03-3 mmol·L^-1) of 4-ethylguaiacol affects SOA formation of aqueous·OH photochemical oxidation. We use soot-particle aerosol mass spectrometry (SP-AMS) to monitor SOA mass yield and oxidation character, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and ion chromatography (IC) to measure products and organic acids. Additionally, we use ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and high-performance liquid spectrometry (HPLS) to track the formation of light-absorbing products such as humic-like substances (HULIS). Our research indicated that the range of the O/C ratio of EG-aqSOA measured by the SP-AMS exhibited increasing trends with increased reaction time 0.42-0.61 (0.03 mmol·L^-1), 0.49-0.84 (0.3 mmol·L^-1), and 0.49-0.63 (3 mmol·L^-1). Dimers (C₁₆H₁₈ O₂⁺, m/z 302) via SP-AMS were obviously higher under a higher initial concentration, thereby demonstrating that the oligomerization reaction proceeded more easily. The absorption at 250 nm recorded by UV-vis was distinctly enhanced, which might be attributed to new light-absorbing products with absorbance at 250 nm. Furthermore, the HULIS concentration increased with reaction time, in accordance with enhancement of absorbance in the 300-400 nm region, thus suggesting that aqueous-phase processing formed brown carbon. Small organic acids, including formic acid, malic acid, and oxalic acid, were detected by IC in all reaction solutions, with the highest concentration being for formic acid. GC/MS detected ketone, an OH monomer, and dimers in the aqSOA, which further indicates that functionalization and oligomerization took place.