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@PHDTHESIS{Pullinen:811725,
author = {Pullinen, Laura Iida Maria},
title = {{P}hotochemistry of {H}ighly {O}xidized {M}ultifunctional
{O}rganic {M}olecules: a {C}hamber {S}tudy},
volume = {387},
school = {Universität Köln},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-04109},
isbn = {978-3-95806-260-3},
series = {Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich Reihe Energie $\&$
Umwelt / Energy $\&$ Environment},
pages = {II, 96, xvii S.},
year = {2017},
note = {Universität Köln, Diss., 2016},
abstract = {Highly oxidized multifunctional organic molecules (HOMs)
are a newly-found class of compounds that are formed in
volatile organic compound (VOC) oxidation. Due to high O:C
ratios of the HOMs, they are suggested to participate in
atmospheric processes, such as new particle formation (NPF)
and particle mass formation. Thus studying HOMs gives
important insight into mechanisms of particle formation and
growth under different chemistry regimes. OH is the main
oxidant during daytime chemistry, however so far the
photochemical HOM formation has not been studied in detail.
This study focusses on the photochemical HOM production
from-pinene, on chemical transformation of HOMs as well as
on their loss processes. Autoxidation was found to be a
dominant process of photochemical HOM formation. However,
comparison of the photochemical HOM patterns from
$\alpha$-pinene and its main primary oxidation product
pinonaldehyde showed that also secondary OH oxidation is
likely to contribute to some extent. In one experiment the
oxygen content of the chamber during the experiment was
lowered below 1\% and the HOM formation was not affected,
which indicates that autoxidation must be very fast. OH
oxidation of pinonaldehyde, $\beta$-pinene, cyclohexene,
benzene, and methyl salicylate led to HOM formation. If at
all, these compounds do not react efficiently with ozone,
suggesting that photooxidation might be a source of HOMs in
general. The effect of photochemistry on HOM formation from
$\alpha$-pinene was studied in more detail. The yield of
HOMs from $\alpha$-pinene photooxidation was found to depend
on [OH] and estimated to be between 1.8 and 7\%. Adding
NO$_{x}$ led to the formation of organic nitrates as well as
to a general increase of HOM formation. The formation of
organic nitrates confirmed the assignment of HOMs being
peroxy radicals. The general increase of HOM formation
observed up to moderate NO$_{x}$ levels was mainly due to OH
recycling by HO$_{2}$ + NO reactions leading to increased
[OH]. Additionally, the presence of NO$_{x}$ also activated
the “alkoxy-peroxy pathway”. Alkoxy radicals formed in
reactions of NO with peroxy radicals might undergo internal
H-shifts and subsequent O$_{2}$ additions, instead of
degrading. This pathway can form peroxy radicals and explain
why even at very high [NO$_{x}$] there were still
termination products of RO$_{2}$ + RO$_{2}$ reactions
observable. High [HO$_{2}$] favoured hydroperoxide formation
and diminished formation of other termination products.
Altogether, the behaviour of HOMs was compatible to
classical models of peroxy radical chemistry. Effective
uptake coefficients for HOMs on particles were determined to
be in the range of 0.5-0.9 for monomers and unity for
dimers. At mass loads above ~ 3 $\mu$g m$^{-3}$ impacts of
particles on peroxy radical chemistry became obvious
suggesting an impact of particles on photochemistry also
under atmospheric conditions.},
cin = {IEK-8},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-8-20101013},
pnm = {243 - Tropospheric trace substances and their
transformation processes (POF3-243) / HITEC - Helmholtz
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and Climate
Research (HITEC) (HITEC-20170406)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-243 / G:(DE-Juel1)HITEC-20170406},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
urn = {urn:nbn:de:0001-2017121314},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/811725},
}