Surface Water Structure and Hygroscopic Properties of Light Absorbing Secondary Organic Polymers of Atmospheric Relevance.

ABSTRACT: Hygroscopic properties and chemical reactivity of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) influence their overall contribution to the indirect effect on the climate. In this study, we investigate the hygroscopic properties of organic and organometallic polymeric particles, namely polycatechol, polyguaiacol, Fe-polyfumarte, and Fe-polymuconate. These particles efficiently form in iron-catalyzed reactions with aromatic and aliphatic dicarboxylic acid compounds detected in field-collected SOA. The structure of surface water was studied using diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS), and the uptake of gas water was quantified using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) as a function of relative humidity. Spectroscopic data show that water bonding with organic functional groups

SUBMITTER: Rahman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6644084 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature