Articles | Volume 15, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8301-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8301-2015
Research article
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24 Jul 2015
Research article |  | 24 Jul 2015

Formation and aging of secondary organic aerosol from toluene: changes in chemical composition, volatility, and hygroscopicity

L. Hildebrandt Ruiz, A. L. Paciga, K. M. Cerully, A. Nenes, N. M. Donahue, and S. N. Pandis

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Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is transformed after its initial formation. We explored the effects of this chemical aging on the composition, mass yield, volatility, and hygroscopicity of SOA formed from the photo-oxidation of small aromatic volatile organic compounds. Higher exposure to the hydroxyl radical resulted in different SOA composition, average carbon oxidation state, and mass yield. The vapor pressure of SOA formed under different conditions varied by as much as a factor of 30.
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