Water uptake by fresh Indonesian peat burning particles is limited by water-soluble organic matter
| Title: | Water uptake by fresh Indonesian peat burning particles is limited by water-soluble organic matter |
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| Authors: | J. Chen, S. H. Budisulistiorini, M. Itoh, W.-C. Lee, T. Miyakawa, Y. Komazaki, L. D. Q. Yang, M. Kuwata |
| Source: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 17, Pp 11591-11604 (2017) |
| Publisher Information: | Copernicus Publications, 2017. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Collection: | LCC:Physics LCC:Chemistry |
| Subject Terms: | Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999 |
| More Details: | The relationship between hygroscopic properties and chemical characteristics of Indonesian biomass burning (BB) particles, which are dominantly generated from peatland fires, was investigated using a humidified tandem differential mobility analyzer. In addition to peat, acacia (a popular species at plantation) and fern (a pioneering species after disturbance by fire) were used for experiments. Fresh Indonesian peat burning particles are almost non-hygroscopic (mean hygroscopicity parameter, κ κ spans from 0.02 to 0.04 (dry diameter = 100 nm, hereinafter) for Riau peat burning particles, while that for Central Kalimantan ranges from 0.05 to 0.06. Fern combustion particles are more hygroscopic (κ = 0. 08), whereas the acacia burning particles have a mediate κ value (0.04). These results suggest that κ is significantly dependent on biomass types. This variance in κ is partially determined by fractions of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC), as demonstrated by a correlation analysis (R = 0.65). κ of water-soluble organic matter is also quantified, incorporating the 1-octanol–water partitioning method. κ values for the water extracts are high, especially for peat burning particles (A0 (a whole part of the water-soluble fraction): κ = 0.18, A1 (highly water-soluble fraction): κ = 0.30). This result stresses the importance of both the WSOC fraction and κ of the water-soluble fraction in determining the hygroscopicity of organic aerosol particles. Values of κ correlate positively (R = 0.89) with the fraction of m∕z 44 ion signal quantified using a mass spectrometric technique, demonstrating the importance of highly oxygenated organic compounds to the water uptake by Indonesian BB particles. These results provide an experimentally validated reference for hygroscopicity of organics-dominated particles, thus contributing to more accurate estimation of environmental and climatic impacts driven by Indonesian BB particles on both regional and global scales. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1680-7316 1680-7324 |
| Relation: | https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/11591/2017/acp-17-11591-2017.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7316; https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7324 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/acp-17-11591-2017 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/5676265ebceb44b489740f3c3fae65d3 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.5676265ebceb44b489740f3c3fae65d3 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 16807316 16807324 |
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| DOI: | 10.5194/acp-17-11591-2017 |
| Published in: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Language: | English |