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Reactive uptake of glyoxal by ammonium containing salt particles as a function of relative humidity Masao Gen, Dandan Huang, and Chak Keung Chan Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00606 • Publication Date (Web): 18 May 2018 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on May 18, 2018
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Reactive uptake of glyoxal by ammonium containing salt particles as a
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function of relative humidity
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Masao Gen†, Dan Dan Huang†,‡, and Chak K. Chan†,*
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Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue,
Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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ABSTRACT
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Reactions between dissolved ammonia and carbonyls, which form light-absorbing species in
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atmospheric particles, can be accelerated by actively removing water from the reaction system.
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Here, we examine the effects of relative humidity (RH) on the reactive uptake of glyoxal (Gly)
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by aqueous particles of ammonium sulfate (AS), ammonium bisulfate, sodium sulfate,
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magnesium sulfate, ammonium nitrate (AN), and sodium nitrate. In-situ Raman analysis was
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used to quantify particle-phase Gly and a colored product, 2,2’-biimidazole (BI) as a function
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of uptake time. Overall, the Gly uptake rate increases with decreasing RH, reflecting the
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“salting-in” effect. The BI formation rate increases significantly with decreasing RH or aerosol
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liquid water (ALW). Compared to that at 75% RH, the BI formation rate is enhanced by factors
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of 29 at 60% RH and 330 at 45% RH for AS particles and 65 at 60% RH, 210 at 45% RH, and
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460 at 30% RH for AN particles. These enhancement factors are much larger than those
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estimated from increased reactant concentrations due to decreases in RH and ALW alone. We
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postulate that the reduction in ALW at low RH increases the Gly uptake rate via the “salting-
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in” effect and the BI formation rate by facilitating dehydration reactions.
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INTRODUCTION
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Atmospheric particles have significant, direct impacts on the global radiative budget through
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the scattering and absorption of solar radiation. Light scattering by particles causes a negative
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forcing on climate (cooling), while light absorption transforms a fraction of solar energy in
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heat in the atmosphere (warming).1 One of the largest uncertainties in the overall aerosol
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radiative forcing is the highly variable fraction of light-absorbing species, such as mineral dust,
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black carbon, and brown carbon, in atmospheric aerosols.2–6
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Brown carbon (BrC) consists of colored organic carbon compounds that absorb light in
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the near-UV and visible ranges.7 BrC can arise from primary sources (e.g., emission from
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combustion8 and biomass burning2) and secondary formation through gas-particle conversion
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and heterogeneous (multiphase) chemical reactions.9 Particular attention has been given to the
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secondary formation of BrC by primary amine-mediated mechanisms.7,9 Reactions between -
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dicarbonyls, such as glyoxal10–13 and methylglyoxal,14,15 and amino acids, methylamine,
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dimethylamine, and ammonium salts have been shown to produce BrC. Glyoxal reaction
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products such as imidazole, imidazole-2-carboxaldehyde (IC), and 2,2’-biimidazole (BI) have
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been identified as BrC components.11,16 While BI has some absorptivity in the visible range,
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the other has little.17 Most of the actual chromophores responsible for BrC color in these
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reactions have not been identified yet. Furthermore, IC can act as a photosensitizer, initiating
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further aerosol growth in the presence of gaseous volatile organic compounds.18,19 The molar
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absorptivity of BI at 280 nm is two orders of magnitude higher than that of IC, but the formation
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rate of IC is two orders of magnitude higher than that of BI.16
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Heterogeneous reactions between glyoxal and aqueous particles involve two important
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steps: (i) glyoxal uptake and (ii) subsequent reactions (Scheme S1). The effective Henry’s Law
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constant of glyoxal in salt particles is sensitive to the aerosol liquid water (ALW) and the
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molality of the salt, which are controlled by the relative humidity (RH).20,21 Glyoxal monomers
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react with unprotonated ammonia, NH3(aq), to form light-absorbing materials (e.g., imidazole,
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IC and BI), via a number of steps, including dehydration reactions.11 Glyoxal can also react
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with water through hydration and, in some cases (e.g., at concentrations greater than 1 M),
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undergo self-oligomerization to form highly viscous glyoxal oligomers.22
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The majority of aqueous phase reaction studies have used bulk solutions containing the
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reactants (e.g., ammonium sulfate and glyoxal).10,11,13,16,17,23,24 The formation rates of
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imidazoles and their derivatives have been found to be relatively low, suggesting that the
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contributions of these reactions to ambient particle mass may be negligible,11 while IC
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photosensitization may influence particle reactivity and/or aging. 19 On the other hand, De Haan
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et al.12 and Lee et al.25 have shown that evaporating droplets containing glyoxal and ammonium
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sulfate produce light-absorbing species on time scales orders of magnitude shorter than those
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observed in bulk solutions. In addition to the atmospheric studies, similar chemical reactions
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(i.e., Maillard reactions) have been found to be sensitive to the availability of water in food
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chemistry.26 The types of inorganic anions present (e.g., sulfate, nitrate, or chloride) also affect
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the formation rates of light-absorbing species.25 Experiments involving droplets containing
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NH3(aq) and glyoxal under controlled RH or ALW conditions are useful for elucidating the role
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of droplet evaporation in the accelerated production of light-absorbing species.27 However, few
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studies have explored the effects of RH on heterogeneous reactions.
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In this study, in-situ Raman analysis was used to characterize the uptake of glyoxal into
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ammonium salt droplets under controlled RH conditions (30, 45, 60, and 75%) and to semi-
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quantitatively determine the concentrations of glyoxal (Gly) and BI in the particle phase as a
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function of uptake time. The presence of BI and IC was verified by off-line UV-vis and
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fluorescence analysis and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Comparisons of relative BI
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formation rates under different RHs enable discussion of the effects of salt type (sulfate or
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nitrate) and RH or ALW on the BI formations.
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
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Sample preparation.
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Aqueous stock solutions of ammonium sulfate (AS, 30 wt%; 99.0%, Sigma-Aldrich),
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ammonium bisulfate (ABS, 30 wt%; 99.5%, Fluka), sodium sulfate (NaS, 12 wt%; 99.0%,
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Sigma-Aldrich), magnesium sulfate (MgS, 25 wt%; 99.0%, Uni-Chem), ammonium nitrate
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(AN, 50 wt%; 98.5%, Nacalai Tesque), and sodium nitrate (NaN, 45 wt%; 99.5%, Sigma-
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Aldrich) were prepared, as were aqueous solutions of reference compounds imidazole (16.2
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mM; 99%, Sigma-Aldrich) and IC (10.7 mM; 97%, Sigma-Aldrich). BI was synthesized using
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the methods of Mao et al.,28 and an 8.1 mM aqueous BI solution was prepared. All chemicals
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were used without further purification.
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Stock solutions of each salt were atomized using a piezoelectric particle generator
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(Model 201, Uni-Photon Inc.). The generated droplets were collected on a 200-nm gold coated
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Si wafer (100, N type, Y Mart, Inc.). The substrate, which contained supermicron particles (72
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± 14 μm), was introduced into a Teflon flow cell. The RH in the flow cell was controlled by
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mixing dry and wet nitrogen gas streams (N 2 > 99.995%; Fig. S1) and monitored with an RH
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sensor (Model SHT21, Sensirion); the RH measurement accuracy is 2% for 20-80% RH. The
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particles were allowed to equilibrate at a given RH for 30-60 min before each uptake
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experiment.
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Glyoxal uptake experiment.
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The Gly monomer was generated by heating glyoxal trimer dihydrate powder (>95%, Fluka)
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at 140 C.29 The gas concentration of Gly was estimated by weighing the mass of the powder
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before and after each uptake experiment. The average concentration of Gly in the gas phase
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throughout the experiments was estimated to be 18.2 ppmv; this value is 4 to 5 orders higher
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than the Gly concentrations reported in urban and rural areas. 30–32 Thus, relatively high Gly
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concentrations were used for in situ Raman analysis of supermicron particles in these
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experiments. For off-line chemical analyses, five substrates containing particles were prepared
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and the reacted particles were dissolved in 2 mL of pure water. The Gly uptake experiments
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were conducted for 20-24 hours.
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Off-line chemical analysis.
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Aqueous extracts of the reacted particles were characterized using UV-vis (UV-2600,
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SHIMADZU) and fluorescence (RF-5301PC, SHIMADZU) spectroscopy to measure the
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absorbance and fluorescence of the reaction products (e.g., BI). In addition, surface-enhanced
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Raman spectroscopy (SERS)33 was conducted to analyze the reaction product functional
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groups. An equal volume of silver colloidal suspension (1 mM) synthesized via the citrate-
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reduction method34 was added into the liquid sample. The Ag nanoparticles dispersed through
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the aqueous solution due to the presence of citrates, which served as stabilizers, adsorbed on
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the particles.34 Following Munro et al.,35 nitric acid (NA, 50 mM) was added to the samples of
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dissolved particles after reaction to destabilize the dispersion of the Ag nanoparticles in the
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liquid phase in order to promote the aggregation of Ag nanoparticles, which enhances the
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Raman signals of the analyte molecules adsorbed on the nanoparticles. 35–37
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In-situ Raman analysis.
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Raman spectra were acquired at 100-4000 cm-1 at a spectral resolution of 4 cm-1 using a Raman
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spectrometer (EnSpectr R532, EnSpectr) coupled with an optical microscope (CX41,
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Olympus). A 20-30 mW 532 nm laser and holographic diffraction grating with 1800 grooves
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mm-1 were used. An objective 10× lens with numerical aperture = 0.25 (PlanC N, Olympus)
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was used to focus the laser onto the sample. The laser spot size and the depth of the sensing
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volume were roughly 2.6 µm and 17 µm, respectively, and the nominal particle size was about
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70 µm. After subtracting the background spectrum from each raw spectrum, Gaussian fits were
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used to obtain the peak position and area for isolated peaks, such as sulfate and nitrate at ~980
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and ~1046 cm-1, respectively (Igor Pro, Wavemetrics). Gaussian fits were not used for the v(C-
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H) mode at 2900-3050 cm-1 resulting from Gly uptake, as this region overlaps with the
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ammonium and water peaks; instead, background-subtracted Raman spectra were directly
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integrated in the 2900-3050 cm-1 region to obtain the peak areas in the v(C-H) mode. Note that
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the v(C-H) mode can be attributed to glyoxal monomers as well as its hydrates.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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First, we discuss the results of off-line analyses (UV-vis, fluorescence, and SERS) of the
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extracted particles solutions to identify the IC and BI reaction products and establish the
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appropriateness of in-situ Raman analysis for determining particle phase Gly and BI
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concentrations. Then, the Henry’s Law constant of Gly in salt is calculated to predict how
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variations in RH alter the concentration of particle-phase Gly as a function of uptake time (i.e.,
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the Gly uptake rate). Next, the Gly uptake rate as a function of RH is determined based on the
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v(C-H) peak at 2900-3050 cm-1 in the Raman analysis. Lastly, based on the fluorescence
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background in the Raman measurements, we examine the effects of RH on the BI formation
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rate.
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Off-line chemical analysis of reaction products.
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Figure S2 shows the UV-vis absorption and fluorescence emission spectra of the aqueous
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extracts of AS, MgS, AN, and NaN particles after reaction with Gly (AS/Gly, MgS/Gly,
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AN/Gly, and NaN/Gly, respectively) at 60% RH; for comparison, spectra are also shown for
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unreacted AS and AN particles. The absorption spectra of both AS/Gly and AN/Gly exhibit a
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peak at ~287 nm due to the formation of IC and BI,11,17,25 whereas the MgS/Gly, NaN/Gly, AS,
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and AN spectra do not have any obvious peaks; bulk solution studies on reactions of both AS
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and AN with Gly have produced similar absorption spectra.10
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AS/Gly and AN/Gly particles have similar fluorescence emission spectra featuring a
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peak at ~332 nm (Figs. S2c and d). This peak has been previously identified as an indicator of
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IC and BI.17 No significant peaks were observed for the other particle types. These UV-vis and
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fluorescence spectroscopy results demonstrate that the presence of ammonium and/or ammonia
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in the particle phase initiates reactions that form light-absorbing materials, which is consistent
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with earlier work.11,25
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SERS analysis33 was performed after the addition of Ag nanoparticles (Ag) and nitric
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acid (NA) to enhance the Raman signals of analyte molecules (Appendix 1, Supporting
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Information (SI)). Figure S3 shows SERS spectra for Ag+AS/Gly+NA and Ag+AN/Gly+NA
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from particles after reaction at 60% RH and the other particles with and without added Ag
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nanoparticles and NA. The AS/Gly sample (Ag+AS/Gly+NA) shows peaks at 655, 1176, 1441,
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1480, and 1573 cm-1, and the AN/Gly sample shows peaks at 655, 1147, 1173, and 1504 cm-1;
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peaks at ~655, 1176, 1441, and 1480 cm -1 have been reported in SERS spectra for
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imidazole.38,39 The spectral signatures associated with imidazole and/or its derivatives are
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consistent with the absorption and fluorescence emission spectra results for the AS/Gly and
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AN/Gly samples. Together, UV-vis, fluorescence, and SERS analyses indicate with high
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confidence that imidazole derivatives (e.g., IC and BI) form during the reactive uptake of Gly
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by NH3(aq)-containing droplets.
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Model prediction of effective Henry’s Law constants for Gly in salt as a function of RH.
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To examine the effect of RH on the solubility of Gly in salt, we estimate the Henry’s Law
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constants of Gly in different solutions. The solubility of Gly increases with salt concentration,
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which is often called the “salting-in” effect. In general, the solubility of an organic species in
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a salt solution can be described by:20
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log(𝑆0 /𝑆) = 𝐾S 𝐶salt,RH
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equilibrium at a particular RH. The S0/S can be rewritten in terms of the Henry’s Law constants
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as KH,w/KH,salt,RH, where KH,w and KH,salt,RH are the effective Henry’s Law constants of the
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organic in pure water and the salt solution at equilibrium at a particular RH, respectively.21
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After the substitution, Eq. (1) is rewritten as:
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log(𝑆0 /𝑆) = log(𝐾H,w /𝐾H,salt,RH ) = 𝐾S 𝐶salt,RH
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In this study, the KH,salt,RH of Gly was predicted using Eq. (2) and the KH,w = 4.19 × 105 M atm-
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0.06 ± 0.02, and -0.065 ± 0.006 kg mol-1 for AS, AN, and NaN, respectively. Note that while
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the chemical composition of salt particle has an effect on the Gly uptake, 41 we used the KS
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values of AS for ABS, NaS, and MgS, since previous studies have shown that the nature of the
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cation does not affect the value of KS.20 The salt molality, Csalt,RH, was calculated using the
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Extended-Aerosol Inorganic Model (E-AIM)42,43 with an assumption that no precipitates were
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formed. Concentrations of NH3(aq) in the AS, ABS, and AN particles were also predicted as a
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function of RH using the E-AIM model. For MgS particles, the Aerosol Inorganic-Organic
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Mixtures Functional groups Activity Coefficients model (AIOMFAC model, available at
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http://www.aiomfac.caltech.edu) was used to predict the given properties.44,45
reported by Ip et al.40 Waxman et al.20 experimentally measured KS values of -0.16 ± 0.02, -
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Table S1 lists the molalities, predicted effective Henry’s Law constants, concentrations
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of NH3(aq) ([NH3]), and measured gas phase and particle phase Gly concentrations ([Gly]g and
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[Gly]p, respectively) as functions of RH. Overall, as RH decreases, the calculated KH,salt,RH
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increases as the salt molality increases. This suggests that the Gly uptake rate should increase
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with decreasing RH. The KH,AS,RH at 45% RH (KH, AS, 45%) is almost two orders of magnitude
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larger than KH,AS,75%. KH,AN,30% is 7.21 × 1015 M atm-1, or nine orders of magnitude larger than
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that at 75% RH. Although the “salting-in” effect is more efficient for AS than AN (i.e., Ks for
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AS > for AN), the predicted KH,AS,RH and KH,AN,RH are comparable at each RH because the
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value of CAN,RH is more than twice that of CAS,RH over the entire RH range studied. However,
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kinetic limitation may constrain the actual solubility at high Csalt (e.g., < 45% RH). Kampf et
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al.21 reported that KH,AS leveled off at CAS > 12 mol kg-1 and attributed this effect to the
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availability of fewer water molecules for reactions and/or increased particle viscosity in their
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experiments. The predicted values of KH,salt,RH will be used to discuss the RH-dependent Gly
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uptake rate and its kinetic limitation in the following sections.
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Raman spectral changes after Gly uptake.
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We describe first the Raman spectral signatures after Gly uptake, and then the use of in-situ
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Raman spectroscopy to estimate [Gly]p. In the next section, we present the Gly uptake rates of
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different non-NH3(aq)-containing salt particles, followed by those of AN, AS, and ABS. The
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role of the interactions of [Gly]p with sulfate and NH3(aq) are also discussed, along with Gly
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oligomerization.
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In the absence of NH3(aq), Gly reacts with water through hydration, followed by
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oligomerization (Scheme S1).22 In addition, the hydrated form of Gly strongly binds to
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sulfate.46 All of these reactions and binding interactions can potentially increase the KH,salt value
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as predicted by Eq. (2). Figure 1 shows the Raman spectra of NaS and MgS particles at 75 and
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60% RH, respectively, and NaN particles at 60% RH as a function of uptake time; NaS particle
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experiments were conducted at 75% RH because the efflorescence RH (ERH) of NaS particles
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is close to 60% RH.47 The Raman spectra of NaS/Gly at 75% RH show a small peak at 2900-
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3000 cm-1 due to the Gly v(C-H) mode (Figs. 1a and b), but no significant spectral features are
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observed for MgS/Gly at 60% RH (Fig. 1c). NaN particles (Figs. 1d and e) have a much
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stronger v(C-H) mode than do the NaS and MgS particles, which may be caused in part by the
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fact that the KH,NaN at 60% RH is slightly higher than the KH,NaS at 75% RH. Three peaks at
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770, 872, and 952 cm-1 emerge in addition to the v(C-H) mode as uptake proceeds (Fig. 1f);
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these peaks correspond to the in-plane deformation mode of O-C-O (δ(O-C-O)ring), the
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stretching mode of C-C (v(C-C)), and the stretching mode of the ring structure (v(ring)),
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respectively, and are attributed to the formation of Gly oligomers (Scheme S1) in the aqueous
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Figure 2 shows the Raman spectra of AS/Gly and AN/Gly particles at 60% RH as a
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function of uptake time. The v(C-H) peak appears in AN/Gly particles as uptake proceeds (Fig.
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development of the v(C-H) and δ(O-C-O)ring peaks is obvious (see Fig. S4). Interestingly, an
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obvious broadband background increase occurs with uptake for both AS and AN particles, but
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not for ABS particles; this background increase is likely due to fluorescent emission from the
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light-absorbing products, which will be discussed in detail later.
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Gly uptake rate as a function of RH.
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Since sulfate48 and nitrate10 ions are thought to not participate directly in the reactions, we
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normalized the peak area of the v(C-H) mode at 2900-3050 cm-1 to the sulfate (∆A(C-H/SO42-))
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or nitrate (∆A(C-H/NO3-)) peak, as appropriate, in order to estimate [Gly]p. The sum of the
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v(SO42-) and v(HSO4-) modes was used to calculate ∆A(C-H/SO42-) for ABS particles. The
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calibration results of ∆A(C-H/SO42-) versus [Gly]p/[SO42-] and ∆A(C-H/NO3-) versus
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[Gly]p/[NO3-] are shown in Figs. S5 and S6, respectively. Figure 3 shows the changes in [Gly]p
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AN particles during the Gly uptake process at each RH. In NaS and MgS particles, the Gly
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uptake rates are less dependent on RH simply because of the limited RH ranges studied (60-
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85% RH) and relatively small KH,NaS and KH,MgS values (Table S1). NaS particles show slight
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increases in [Gly]p of 0.70 and 0.81 M at the end of the experiments at 75 and 85% RH,
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respectively, while NaS particles at 60% RH (not shown), which are in solid form, do not show
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significant increases. The linear uptake rates of [Gly]p, d[Gly]p/dt, for the NaS particles are
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estimated to be 4.75 10-4 and 5.99 10-4 M min-1 at 75 and 85% RH, respectively. The MgS
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particles show smaller increases in [Gly]p of 0.43 and 0.28 M at the end of the experiments at
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60 and 75% RH, respectively, with d[Gly]p/dt values of 1.76 10-4 and 2.12 10-4 M min-1.
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Although KH,MgS,60% and KH,MgS,75% are larger than and comparable to KH,NaS,75% (Table S1),
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respectively, the Gly uptake rates for MgS particles are smaller than those for NaS particles. In
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general, the “salting-in” effect in sulfate-containing solutions is caused partially by decreases
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in the hydrated forms of free Gly. Quantum chemical calculations suggest that free Gly can
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bind to sulfate directly, so that additional Gly must partition further into the aqueous phase to
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maintain the equilibrium.46 In MgS particles, direct-contact ion pairs form from Mg2+ and
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SO42-.49 In fact, a change in the v(SO42-) mode at ~980 cm-1 is discernible when the RH is
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decreased to 60% RH. The inset in Fig. 1c presenting MgS particles at 60% RH (dashed line)
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shows a shoulder at approximately 995 cm-1, which is evidence for the presence of contact ion
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pairs (MgSO4).50 The formation of contact ion pairs reduces the number of free sulfate ions
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available to bind with Gly, leading to smaller d[Gly] p/dt values for MgS particles than for SS
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In NaN particles, d[Gly]p/dt exhibits a strong dependence on RH. The d[Gly]p/dt values
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are 2.36 10-3, 4.04 10-3, 3.87 10-3, and 5.67 10-4 M min-1 at 30, 45, 60, and 75% RH,
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respectively. The predicted KH,NaN increases from 1.95 106 at 75% RH to 9.40 108 M atm-
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as RH decreases from 75% to 45% is likely due to the “salting-in” effect. Further decreases in
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kinetically limited Gly uptake.21 Avzianova and Brooks22 reported that Gly oligomers form at
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Gly concentrations of 1 M and higher. We observed δ(O-C-O)ring, v(C-C), and v(ring) modes,
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which are signatures of Gly oligomers, for NaN particles under all experimental conditions
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except the reaction at 75% RH with [Gly]p = 0.80 M. In this study, we believe that there may
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be no significant mass transport limitations on the reaction kinetics (Appendix 2, SI).
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As discussed above, Gly oligomers can form as part of the Gly uptake reactions.
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However, Raman spectra of AS and AN particles do not show clear Gly oligomer spectral
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signatures (Fig. 2). In contrast, the δ(O-C-O)ring peak is visible for ABS particles (Fig. S4b).
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This difference can be explained by the consumption of [Gly]p through reaction with NH3(aq)
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in AS and AN particles. In ABS particles, the concentration of NH 3(aq) is 6 to 8 orders of
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magnitude lower than that in AS and AN particles (Table 1), leaving sufficient [Gly]p for the
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formation of oligomers. Overall, d[Gly]p/dt increases with decreasing RH for all NH3(aq)-
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MgS) do not show a clear Gly uptake rate dependence on RH. However, in NaN particles, Gly
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uptake shows a strong dependence on RH (larger KH,NaN at lower RH), although Gly uptake is
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suppressed at 30% RH due to the formation of Gly oligomers.
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Time-dependent [BI] as a function RH.
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of formation of BI, d[BI]/dt. d[BI]/dt is compared under different RH conditions to elucidate
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the roles of the type of anions (sulfate or nitrate) and RH or ALW in BI formation. Finally, we
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dependence of reactant concentrations on RH (i.e., Eq. (3)). The major results from these
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produce imidazole and imidazole derivatives (Scheme S1).10,11 As shown in Fig. 2, broadband
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backgrounds emerge for both AS and AN particles as the reaction goes forward. This
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In the NH3/Gly chemical system, IC and BI have been found to fluoresce.17 However,
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broadband fluorescence, we estimate [BI] as a function of uptake time (Appendix 4, SI). Figure
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4 shows time-dependent [BI] for AS/Gly and AN/Gly particles at 30, 45, 60, and 75% RH.
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Clear trends are observed in the RH dependence of [BI]. At 75% RH, both AS and AN particles
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rapidly after a time delay. Note that, for AS particles in crystalline form at 30% RH, no BI was
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expected to form and hence no background enhancement was observed (Fig. S11d), reflecting
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the importance of ALW in the heterogeneous NH3/Gly reactions that produce BI. Trainic et
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crystalline AS particles are possible. However, our Raman analysis could not capture such
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BI formation rate as a function of RH.
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in an approximately linear fashion near the end of each experiment (i.e., for the last 3-5 data
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The rate increases from 2.04 10-7 M min-1 at 75% RH to 6.73 10-5 M min-1 at 45%
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RH for AS particles and from 1.96 10-7 M min-1 at 75% RH to 8.97 10-5 M min-1 at 30%
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RH for AN particles. The formation rates for AN particles are comparable to those for AS
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particles, although the [NH3] in the AN particles was an order of magnitude lower than that in
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the AS particles (Table S1). The Gly uptake rates for AN particles are larger than those for AS
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lower [NH3] in AN particles to produce BI formation rates comparable to those in AS particles.
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A recent laboratory study of evaporating droplets containing NH3(aq) and Gly from bulk
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larger than those at 75% RH and that reported for a bulk reaction study (4.31 10-7 M min-1 in
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a 3 M AS and 1.5 M Gly solution).16 Increases in the reactant concentrations, [NH3] and [Gly]p,
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may explain this enhancement in formation rate as RH decreases. To determine whether
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increased reactant concentrations are the only cause of this enhancement, we examined the
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relative BI production rate at a particular RH compared to that at 75% RH via two ratios: (i)
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reactions involving [NH3] and [Gly]p, respectively,11 taking into consideration the increased
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R'salt,RH/R'salt,75%, which is based on actual experimental BI concentration data. Assuming
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[Gly]p = 𝐴salt,RH × 𝑡
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NH4+ are the activity coefficients of [NH3] and [NH4+], respectively; and Asalt,RH is the Gly
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uptake rate (d[Gly]p/dt). We predicted the initial concentrations of NH3(aq) ([NH3]) and NH4+
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([NH4+]) using the E-AIM model and assumed [NH3] and [NH4+] to be constant throughout the
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uptake experiments, as, in earlier work, less than 6% of the reactants in a 0.17 M Gly and 3.3
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M AS solution were consumed even after the formation of BI decreased substantially.11 Eq. (3)
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can predict a slow increase in [BI] with time followed by the rapid increase (Fig. 4) since the
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BI formation rate is a function of squared [Gly]p.
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RAS,RH/RAS,75% is estimated to be 23.4 and 1.5 at 45 and 60% RH, respectively. The
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increased value at 45% RH may be caused by the increased [NH3] and faster Gly uptake at that
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RH (in comparison to those at 75% RH). RAN,RH/RAN,75% is estimated to be 17.0, 1.8, and 0.1 at
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30, 45, and 60% RH, respectively. RAN,RH/RAN,75% is smaller than RAS,RH/RAS,75% at a given RH
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because of the decrease in [NH3] in AN particles as RH decreases (Table S1). In contrast,
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R'AS,RH/R'AS,75% was estimated to be 329.2 and 29.3 at 45 and 60% RH, respectively, and
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R'AN,RH/R'AN,75% was 456.6, 208.4, and 64.5 at 30, 45, and 60% RH, respectively. These ratios
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are at least an order of magnitude larger than the Rsalt,RH/Rsalt,75% obtained using Eq. (3). This
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discrepancy may be explained by the reduced amount of water molecules in the particles at low
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RH.51 The water-to-salt molar ratio for AS at 45% RH is 2.84, which is ~3 times smaller than
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that at 75% RH, and the ratio for AN at 30% RH is an order of magnitude smaller than that at
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75% RH. Furthermore, the abundance of water in a droplet is limited to the droplet volume,
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while the abundance changes little in a bulk solution. The formation of imidazole and its
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derivatives involves the nucleophilic attack of NH 3(aq) species at reactive carbonyl sites
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followed by dehydration reactions that result in intermolecular cyclization to form heterocyclic
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compounds.11 Recently, Aiona et al. also suggested that dehydration processes play an
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important role in the formation of light-absorbing material via cyclization.52 Therefore, we
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concentrations and the removal of water, which promotes the dehydration and cyclization
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process. Even though high concentrations of [Gly] g at ppm levels were used in this study, BI
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formation is expected to be still atmospherically relevant because [Gly] p measured (Fig. 3) is
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in the same range as [Gly]p found in the earlier work21 where [Gly]g at ppb levels was used for
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AS particles. Furthermore, while BI may not be abundant in mass concentrations, their impacts
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on light absorption have been well documented.17
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Bulk phase reaction studies have reported relatively low production rates for light-absorbing
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species (e.g., imidazole, IC, and BI), suggesting that the contributions of these reactions to
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ambient aerosol mass are likely insignificant.11,16,53 However, evaporating droplets containing
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AS or amino acids and Gly have shown faster production rates.12,25 The present study reveals
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that heterogeneous reactions involving Gly and ammonium salt droplets are sensitive to ALW.
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As RH decreases from 75 to 30% RH (i.e., ALW decreases), AS and AN droplets undergoing
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heterogeneous reactions with Gly have BI production rates much higher than those estimated
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based on the increased reactant concentrations of NH 3(aq) and Gly alone assuming instantaneous
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mixing within a particle (Fig. 4 and Table 1). These enhanced production rates are likely due
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to a combination of increased reactant concentrations and reduced water availability, which
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promotes the dehydration reactions that form heterocyclic compounds. Furthermore, no BI
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formation is observed when AS particles are in crystalline form. This result confirms that
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water-mediated reactions between NH3(aq) and Gly form BI. These findings may highlight the
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importance of dehydration reactions in the formation of light-absorbing species, particularly
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under intermediate or low RH conditions; this information may help reconcile the differences
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found between bulk and droplet studies in the formation rates of light absorbing species and be
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relevant to reactions between other dicarbonyls and aldehydes, such as methylglyoxal,
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glutaraldehyde, 4-oxopentanal, and ketolimononaldehyde.15,23,52,54 In the atmosphere, regions
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with high pH, high ammonium concentrations, and moderate or low RH conditions could favor
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uptake by six salt particle types and the subsequent reactions therein (i.e., self-oligomerization
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and formation of light-absorbing material). The reacted particles were further analyzed by UV-
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vis and fluorescence spectroscopy and SERS. Reactions in similar chemical systems (NH3 +
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carbonyls) have been studied extensively in bulk phase solutions.10,11,13,16,17,23,24 However,
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heterogeneous uptake experiments in which ammonium salt particles are exposed to gaseous
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species (e.g., glyoxal) under controlled RH conditions (e.g., chamber and flow tube
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experiments) are scarce.55,56 Flow cells with in-situ Raman spectroscopy provide a viable
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the startup fund of the City University of Hong Kong.
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SUPPORTING INFORMATION
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The supporting information contains the following information: Salt molalities, Csalt, predicted
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effective Henry’s Law constants of Gly in salt solutions, KH, and concentrations of NH3(aq)
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([NH3]), gas phase Gly ([Gly] g) and particle phase Gly ([Gly]p); Water solubility, efflorescence
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RH (ERH), and deliquescence RH (DRH) of salts; Reaction scheme of Gly with ammonium
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salt particles; Schematic of experimental setup; Absorption and fluorescence spectra of reacted
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particles; SERS spectra of reacted particles; Raman spectra of ABS; Calibration curves for
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quantifying [Gly]p; Fluorescence spectra of IC and BI; Illustration of an example calculation
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of A(BI)t; Calibration curves for quantifying [BI]; Time-series background enhancements in
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Table 1. Gly uptake rates (Asalt,RH or d[Gly]p/dt), BI formation rates near the end of each
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RH (%)
d[Gly]p/dt (M min-1)
d[BI]/dt (M min-1)a
Rsalt,RH/Rsalt,75%b
R'salt,RH/R'salt,75%c
75
(1.94 0.08) 10-3
(2.04 0.44) 10-7
1.0
1.0
60
(1.67 0.10) 10-3
(5.98 2.01) 10-6
1.5
29.3
45
(5.23 1.38) 10-3
(6.73 0.74) 10-5
23.4
329.2
30
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
75
(1.06 0.06) 10-3
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Figure 3. Changes in [Gly]p for (a) NaS and MgS, (b) AS, (c) ABS, (d) NaN, and (e) AN
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