Enhanced Light Scattering of Secondary Organic Aerosols by Multiphase Reactions

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• 作者：Kun LiJunling Li ; John Liggio ; Weigang Wang ; Maofa Ge ; Qifan LiuYucong Guo ; Shengrui Tong ; Jiangjun Li ; Chao Peng ; Bo Jing ; Dong Wang ; Pingqing Fu
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 7, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：51
• 期：3
• 页码：1285-1292
• 全文大小：469K
• ISSN：1520-5851

文摘

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) plays a pivotal role in visibility and radiative forcing, both of which are intrinsically linked to the refractive index (RI). While previous studies have focused on the RI of SOA from traditional formation processes, the effect of multiphase reactions on the RI has not been considered. Here, we investigate the effects of multiphase processes on the RI and light-extinction of m-xylene-derived SOA, a common type of anthropogenic SOA. We find that multiphase reactions in the presence of liquid water lead to the formation of oligomers from intermediate products such as glyoxal and methylglyoxal, resulting in a large enhancement in the RI and light-scattering of this SOA. These reactions will result in increases in light-scattering efficiency and direct radiative forcing of approximately 20%–90%. These findings improve our understanding of SOA optical properties and have significant implications for evaluating the impacts of SOA on the rapid formation of regional haze, global radiative balance, and climate change.