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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
卷 21, 期 19, 页码 14789-14814出版社
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-14789-2021
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFC0202000]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [41875175, 42075101]
- Shanghai Rising-Star Program [19QB1402900]
- Jiangsu Province Key R&D Program Major Technology Demonstration [BE 2019704]
- US National Science Foundation [CHE-1807530]
The study on OOMs in Nanjing, China reveals that they are influenced by various factors such as anthropogenic VOC daytime chemistry, isoprene-related factors, biogenic VOC nighttime chemistry, and nitrated phenols, with nitrogen-containing OOMs contributing the majority of the signals. Multi-nitrates, especially from isoprene, account for about 24% of the total signals. This highlights the importance of NOx in OOM formation in urban areas and the interactions between anthropogenic and biogenic emissions.
Oxygenated organic molecules (OOMs) are the crucial intermediates linking volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) in the atmosphere, but comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of OOMs and their formation from VOCs is still missing. Ambient observations of OOMs using recently developed mass spectrometry techniques are still limited, especially in polluted urban atmospheres where VOCs and oxidants are extremely variable and complex. Here, we investigate OOMs, measured by a nitrate-ion-based chemical ionization mass spectrometer at Nanjing in eastern China, through performing positive matrix factorization on binned mass spectra (binPMF). The binPMF analysis reveals three factors about anthropogenic VOC (AVOC) daytime chemistry, three isoprene-related factors, three factors about biogenic VOC (BVOC) nighttime chemistry, and three factors about nitrated phenols. All factors are influenced by NOx in different ways and to different extents. Over 1000 non-nitro molecules have been identified and then reconstructed from the selected solution of binPMF, and about 72% of the total signals are contributed by nitrogen-containing OOMs, mostly regarded as organic nitrates formed through peroxy radicals terminated by nitric oxide or nitrate-radical-initiated oxidations. Moreover, multi-nitrates account for about 24% of the total signals, indicating the significant presence of multiple generations, especially for isoprene (e.g., C5H10O8N2 and C5H9O10N3). Additionally, the distribution of OOM concentration on the carbon number confirms their precursors are driven by AVOCs mixed with enhanced BVOCs during summer. Our results highlight the decisive role of NOx in OOM formation in densely populated areas, and we encourage more studies on the dramatic interactions between anthropogenic and biogenic emissions.
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