Iodine Activation from Iodate Reduction in Aqueous Films via Photocatalyzed and Dark Reactions.

ABSTRACT: Iodine in the atmosphere destroys ozone and can nucleate particles by formation of iodic acid, HIO₃. Recent field observations suggest iodate recycles from particles sustaining significant gas-phase IO radical concentrations (0.06 pptv) in aged stratospheric air, and in elevated dust plumes. However, laboratory evidence for iodine activation from aerosols is currently missing. Here, a series of coated-wall flow tube (CWFT) experiments test for iodine release from thin aqueous films containing iodate. Photocatalyzed reactions were studied using iron(III) citrate (Fe-Cit), Arizona Test Dust (ATD), and Fe₂O₃, along with the dark reaction of iodate with H₂O₂ at 90% RH and 293 K. Fresh films were separately irradiated with visible and UV-A

SUBMITTER: Reza M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11664648 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature