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Efflorescence transitions of ammonium sulfate particles coated with secondary organic aerosol

Takahama, Satoshi  
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Pathak, Ravi K.
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Pandis, Spyros N.
2007
Environmental Science & Technology

Ammonium sulfate particles were generated by atomization and introduced into a smog chamber where they were coated with secondary organic aerosol from ozonolysis of limonene or alpha-pinene. These mixed particles were then sampled with a humidified Tandem-DMA system where a monodisperse aerosol population was selected, humidified, and dried to observe the relative humidity (RH) at which the particles returned to the original dry diameter. The volume fraction of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the mixed particles ranged from 0.59 to 0.94 for limonene SOA and 0.54 to 0.72 for alpha-pinene SOA. Efflorescence RHs for our mixed aerosols were in the range of 28-34%, similar to our observation of 32% ERH for pure ammonium sulfate nanoparticles. These findings indicate that the effect of SOA on the ERH of inorganic salts in the atmosphere may be negligible.

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DOI
10.1021/es0619915
Web of Science ID

WOS:000245258900040

Author(s)
Takahama, Satoshi  
Pathak, Ravi K.
Pandis, Spyros N.
Date Issued

2007

Published in
Environmental Science & Technology
Volume

41

Start page

2289

End page

2295

Subjects

Hygroscopic Growth

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Corundum Inclusions

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Relative Humidities

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Nitrate Particles

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Phase-Transitions

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Water-Uptake

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Deliquescence

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Oxidation

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Monoterpenes

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Acid

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REVIEWED

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OTHER

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March 15, 2012
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