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Product distribution, kinetics, and aerosol formation from the OH oxidation of dimethyl sulfide under different RO2 regimes
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
now at: Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
80301, United States
Matthew B. Goss
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
Jordan E. Krechmer
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research
Incorporated, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
Francesca Majluf
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research
Incorporated, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
Alexander Zaytsev
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
Yaowei Li
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
Joseph R. Roscioli
Center for Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry, Aerodyne Research
Incorporated, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
Manjula Canagaratna
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research
Incorporated, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, United States
Frank N. Keutsch
John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard
University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
Colette L. Heald
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Gas‐Phase Formation of Sulfurous Acid (H2SO3) in the Atmosphere T. Berndt et al. 10.1002/anie.202405572
- Atmospheric reactions of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate with sulfur trioxide catalyzed by water monomer and hydrolysis of sulfur trioxide catalyzed by hydroperoxymethyl thioformate X. Zhang et al. 10.1016/j.comptc.2024.114641
- Measurement of the Intramolecular Hydrogen-Shift Rate Coefficient for the CH3SCH2OO Radical between 314 and 433 K E. Assaf et al. 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c09095
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- Secondary aerosol formation from mixtures of marine volatile organic compounds in a potential aerosol mass oxidative flow reactor A. Moore et al. 10.1039/D3EA00169E
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- Quantitative Kinetics of the Hydrogen Shift Reaction of Methylthiomethyl Peroxy Radical (CH3SCH2OO) in the Atmosphere Y. Xia et al. 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c06818
- Chamber studies of OH + dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethyl disulfide: insights into the dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism M. Goss & J. Kroll 10.5194/acp-24-1299-2024
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This paper is a significant advancement in the understanding of the chemistry of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and its oxidation products in the atmosphere. DMS is mainly emitted by marine phytoplankton and forms a relevant natural source of non-sea salt sulfate aerosols which plays an important role in global aerosol climate effects. However, the chemistry by which DMS oxidizes to form sulfate aerosols is highly complex. This work represents a next important step in the understanding of chemical processes within the reaction of OH with DMS. The results of this study allow to include a better, because less simplified, inclusion of DMS chemistry in large-scale models which can reduce errors in predicted aerosol radiative effects in past, present and future atmospheres.
This paper is a significant advancement in the understanding of the chemistry of dimethyl...
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The atmospheric oxidation of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is a major natural source of sulfate particles in the atmosphere. However, its mechanism is poorly constrained. In our work, laboratory measurements and mechanistic modeling were conducted to comprehensively investigate DMS oxidation products and key reaction rates. We find that the peroxy radical (RO2) has a controlling effect on product distribution and aerosol yield, with the isomerization of RO2 leading to the suppression of aerosol yield.
The atmospheric oxidation of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is a major natural source of sulfate...
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