SO2 oxidation products other than H2SO4 as a trigger of new particle formation. Part 1: Laboratory investigations

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Mechanistic investigations of atmospheric H2SO4 particle formation have been performed in a laboratory study taking either H2SO4 from a liquid reservoir or using the gasphase reaction of OH radicals with SO2. Applying both approaches for H 2SO4 generation simultaneously it was found that H 2SO4 evaporated from the liquid reservoir acts considerably less effective for the process of particle formation and growth than the products originating from the reaction of OH radicals with SO 2. Furthermore, for NOx concentrations >5Times;10 11 molecule cm-3 the formation of new particles from the reaction of OH radicals with SO2 is inhibited. This suggests that substances other than H2SO4 (potentially products from sulphur-containing peroxy radicals) trigger lower tropospheric new particle formation and growth. The currently accepted mechanism for SO2 gas-phase oxidation does not consider the formation of such substances. The analysis of new particle formation for different reaction conditions in our experiment suggests that a contribution of impurities to the nucleation process is unlikely. © Author(s) 2008.

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Berndt, T., Stratmann, F., Bräsel, S., Heintzenberg, J., Laaksonen, A., & Kulmala, M. (2008). SO2 oxidation products other than H2SO4 as a trigger of new particle formation. Part 1: Laboratory investigations. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 8(21), 6365–6374. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-6365-2008

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