The Effect of Relative Humidity on the Enhancement of New Particle Formation for cis-3-Hexenyl acetate-derived Secondary Organic Aerosol at Atmospherically Relevant Mixing Ratios
Conference Year
January 2022
Abstract
It is understood that a significant portion of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) mass in the atmosphere is a direct product of volatile organic compound (VOC) oxidation. Previous studies that explored the new particle formation (NPF) of SOA reported contradictory results regarding the NPF with respect to relative humidity (RH). However, studies from our group indicated that at lower mixing ratios [VOC/ozone], and at 60 % RH, the NPF of α-pinene-derived SOA was significantly enhanced. The purpose of this study is to examine the potential enhancement of NPF from cis-3-hexenyl acetate (CHA)-derived SOA with respect to RH at varying mixing ratios.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Giuseppe Petrucci
Status
Graduate
Student College
Graduate College
Program/Major
Chemistry
Primary Research Category
Engineering & Physical Sciences
The Effect of Relative Humidity on the Enhancement of New Particle Formation for cis-3-Hexenyl acetate-derived Secondary Organic Aerosol at Atmospherically Relevant Mixing Ratios
It is understood that a significant portion of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) mass in the atmosphere is a direct product of volatile organic compound (VOC) oxidation. Previous studies that explored the new particle formation (NPF) of SOA reported contradictory results regarding the NPF with respect to relative humidity (RH). However, studies from our group indicated that at lower mixing ratios [VOC/ozone], and at 60 % RH, the NPF of α-pinene-derived SOA was significantly enhanced. The purpose of this study is to examine the potential enhancement of NPF from cis-3-hexenyl acetate (CHA)-derived SOA with respect to RH at varying mixing ratios.