The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals

The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals

This thesis describes the development and application of a laboratory system to investigate the loss of peroxy radicals to aerosol. The laboratory system consisted of an aerosol flow tube coupled to a custom-built PEroxy Radical Chemical Amplifier (PERCA). Aerosol was generated using an atomiser and t...

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Main Author: Faloon, Kathleen Helen
Published: University of Birmingham 2011
Subjects:
577.14
GE Environmental Sciences
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542095
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-5420952019-04-03T06:41:09ZThe development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicalsFaloon, Kathleen Helen2011This thesis describes the development and application of a laboratory system to investigate the loss of peroxy radicals to aerosol. The laboratory system consisted of an aerosol flow tube coupled to a custom-built PEroxy Radical Chemical Amplifier (PERCA). Aerosol was generated using an atomiser and their distribution measured using a SMPS. New values of the HO2 uptake coefficient, γ , were obtained for wet and dry sodium chloride aerosol and dry ammonium sulphate aerosol. The mass accommodation coefficient, α, was also determined for NaCl. A box model was used to determine the implications of the new uptake coefficient of HO2 loss to NaCl aerosol for tropospheric chemistry in the marine boundary layer.577.14GE Environmental SciencesUniversity of Birminghamhttps://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542095http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2993/Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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topic 577.14
GE Environmental Sciences
spellingShingle 577.14
GE Environmental Sciences
Faloon, Kathleen Helen
The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals
description This thesis describes the development and application of a laboratory system to investigate the loss of peroxy radicals to aerosol. The laboratory system consisted of an aerosol flow tube coupled to a custom-built PEroxy Radical Chemical Amplifier (PERCA). Aerosol was generated using an atomiser and their distribution measured using a SMPS. New values of the HO2 uptake coefficient, γ , were obtained for wet and dry sodium chloride aerosol and dry ammonium sulphate aerosol. The mass accommodation coefficient, α, was also determined for NaCl. A box model was used to determine the implications of the new uptake coefficient of HO2 loss to NaCl aerosol for tropospheric chemistry in the marine boundary layer.
author Faloon, Kathleen Helen
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title The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals
title_short The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals
title_full The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals
title_fullStr The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals
title_full_unstemmed The development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and HOx radicals
title_sort development of a laboratory system to investigate the interactions of tropospheric aerosol and hox radicals
publisher University of Birmingham
publishDate 2011
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