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COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY
卷 5, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00732-1
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- Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC)
- U.S.A. National Science Foundation [1903744]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [1903744] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Chemistry [1903744] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Nitrogen-containing organic carbon (NOC) is an important class of brown carbon (BrC) in atmospheric particles. This study investigates the catalytic role of iron in the dark oxidative oligomerization of o- and p-aminophenols under simulated aerosol and cloud conditions, highlighting the importance of iron redox chemistry in BrC formation.
Nitrogen-containing organic carbon (NOC) in atmospheric particles is an important class of brown carbon (BrC). Redox active NOC like aminophenols received little attention in their ability to form BrC. Here we show that iron can catalyze dark oxidative oligomerization of o- and p-aminophenols under simulated aerosol and cloud conditions (pH 1-7, and ionic strength 0.01-1 M). Homogeneous aqueous phase reactions were conducted using soluble Fe(III), where particle growth/agglomeration were monitored using dynamic light scattering. Mass yield experiments of insoluble soot-like dark brown to black particles were as high as 40%. Hygroscopicity growth factors (kappa) of these insoluble products under sub- and super-saturated conditions ranged from 0.4-0.6, higher than that of levoglucosan, a prominent proxy for biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA). Soluble products analyzed using chromatography and mass spectrometry revealed the formation of ring coupling products of o- and p-aminophenols and their primary oxidation products. Heterogeneous reactions of aminophenol were also conducted using Arizona Test Dust (AZTD) under simulated aging conditions, and showed clear changes to optical properties, morphology, mixing state, and chemical composition. These results highlight the important role of iron redox chemistry in BrC formation under atmospherically relevant conditions. Iron is the most abundant redox active transition metal in mineral dust, but its role in nitrogen-containing organic carbon formation remains largely unexplored. Here, the authors show that Fe(III) catalyzes the dark oxidative oligomerization of o- and p-aminophenols under simulated aerosol and cloud conditions.
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