Uptake kinetics of 3-buten-1-ol, 4-penten-1-ol and 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol into sulfuric acid solutions

Abstract

Unsaturated alcohols are important components in complex mixtures of oxygenated volatile organic compounds, and play a significant role in atmospheric chemistry. The uptake kinetics of 3-buten-1-ol (BO31), 4-penten-1-ol (PO41) and 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol (MBO331) into 20 wt%-80 wt% H2SO4 solutions were studied, using a rotated wetted-wall reactor coupled to a differentially pumped single-photon ionization time of flight mass spectrometer (SPI-TOFMS). With increasing acidity, the uptake processes changed from reversible to irreversible (reactive). Reactive uptake was observed in 60 wt%-80 wt%, 50 wt%-80 wt% and 30 wt%-80 wt% H2SO4 solutions for BO31, PO41 and MBO331, respectively. Reactive uptake coefficients were acquired and are reported here for the first time. Reactivity order followed the trend: BO31