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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-1299-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-1299-2024
Research article
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30 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 30 Jan 2024

Chamber studies of OH + dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethyl disulfide: insights into the dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism

Matthew B. Goss and Jesse H. Kroll

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The chemistry driving dimethyl sulfide (DMS) oxidation and subsequent sulfate particle formation in the atmosphere is poorly constrained. We oxidized two related compounds (dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethyl disulfide) in the laboratory under varied NOx conditions and measured the gas- and particle-phase products. These results demonstrate that both the OH addition and OH abstraction pathways for DMS oxidation contribute to particle formation via mechanisms that do not involve the SO2 intermediate.
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