Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2881-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2881-2021
Research article
 | 
25 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 25 Feb 2021

Aqueous-phase behavior of glyoxal and methylglyoxal observed with carbon and oxygen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Georgia Michailoudi, Jack J. Lin, Hayato Yuzawa, Masanari Nagasaka, Marko Huttula, Nobuhiro Kosugi, Theo Kurtén, Minna Patanen, and Nønne L. Prisle

Download

Interactive discussion

Status: closed
Status: closed
AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment
Printer-friendly Version - Printer-friendly version Supplement - Supplement

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Georgia Michailoudi on behalf of the Authors (05 Dec 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Dec 2020) by Frank Keutsch
AR by Georgia Michailoudi on behalf of the Authors (06 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
Download
Short summary
This study provides insight into hydration of two significant atmospheric compounds, glyoxal and methylglyoxal. Using synchrotron radiation excited X-ray absorption spectroscopy, we confirm that glyoxal is fully hydrated in water, and for the first time, we experimentally detect enol structures in aqueous methylglyoxal. Our results support the contribution of these compounds to secondary organic aerosol formation, known to have a large uncertainty in atmospheric models and climate predictions.
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint