Li SL, Lu KD, Ma XF, Yang XP, Chen SY, Zhang YH.
Field measurement of the organic peroxy radicals by the low-pressure reactor plus laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy. Chinese Chemical Letters. 2020;31:2799-2802.
AbstractA low-pressure reactor (LPR) was developed for the measurement of ambient organic peroxy (RO2) radicals with the use of the laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) instrument. The reactor converts all the ROx (= RO2 + HO2 + RO + OH) radicals into HO2 radicals. It can conduct different measurement modes through altering the reagent gases, achieving the speciated measurement of RO2 and RO2# (RO2 radicals derived from the long-chain alkane, alkene and aromatic hydrocarbon). An example of field measurement results was given, with a maximum concentration of 1.88 x 10(8) molecule/cm(3) for RO2 and 1.18 x 10(8) molecule/cm(3) for RO2#. Also, this instrument quantifies the local ozone production rates directly, which can help to deduce the regional ozone control strategy from an experimental perspective. The new device can serve as a potent tool for both the exploration of frontier chemistry and the diagnosis of the control strategies. (C) 2020 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Wang HC, Tang MJ, Tan ZF, Peng C, Lu KD.
Atmospheric Chemistry of Nitryl Chloride. Progress in Chemistry. 2020;32:1535-1546.
AbstractAs an important reactive trace gases in the troposphere, nitryl chloride (ClNO2) has significant impacts on atmospheric oxidation capacity , the degradation of primary pollutants and the formation of secondary pollutants, and plays indispensable roles in global cycles of both nitrogen and chlorine. In this paper, we introduce basic properties of ClNO2 as well as its formation and removal mechanisms in the troposphere, and describe in brief techniques currently used in laboratory and field work to measure ClNO2. In addition , we review spatial and temporal distributions of tropospheric ClNO2 over the globe as reported in the last 10 similar to 20 years , discuss in a systematical manner chemical mechanisms and environmental factors which determine its heterogeneous formation in the atmosphere via critical analysis of important results from laboratory studies and field measurements, and summarize impacts of ClNO(2 )on chlorine radicals, atmospheric oxidation capacity as well as the formation of O-3 and nitrate aerosol. We emphasize that ClNO2 couples gas phase chemistry and heterogeneous chemistry , and also couples nocturnal atmospheric chemistry with daytime photochemistry , thus very likely playing an important role in the formation of air pollution complex in China. Important questions which remain to be answered to better understand atmospheric chemistry of ClNO2 are outlined at the end, and we also discuss in brief how these questions can be addressed in future work.
Song H, Chen X, Lu K, Zou Q, Tan Z, Fuchs H, Wiedensohler A, Moon DR, Heard DE, Baeza-Romero MT, et al. Influence of aerosol copper on HO2 uptake: a novel parameterized equation. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 2020;20:15835-15850.