Articles | Volume 18, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15841-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15841-2018
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05 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 05 Nov 2018

Physical state of 2-methylbutane-1,2,3,4-tetraol in pure and internally mixed aerosols

Jörn Lessmeier, Hans Peter Dette, Adelheid Godt, and Thomas Koop

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We synthesized a compound, a tetraol, which is an atmospheric oxidation product in isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosols, and studied whether the tetraol is liquid or solid depending upon temperature and relative humidity, both in pure form and in mixtures with other compounds. Our results imply a liquid state of isoprene-derived aerosol particles in the lower troposphere at moderate humidity, but a solid state at colder upper tropospheric conditions, thus supporting modeling calculations.
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