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The Reaction of CIONO 2 with Submicrometer Sulfuric Acid Aerosol

1995; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 267; Issue: 5202 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.267.5202.1326

1095-9203

David R. Hanson, Edward R. Lovejoy,

Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

The measured reaction probability, γ, for the reaction of chlorine nitrate (CIONO 2 ) with 60 percent (by weight) sulfuric acid aerosol increases monotonically with particle size at 250 kelvin. The reacto-diffusive length (ℓ, the effective liquid depth over which reaction occurs) derived from these experiments is 0.037 ± 0.007 micrometer (95 percent confidence level for precision). The reaction probability for the reaction of CIONO 2 with 60 percent sulfuric acid aerosol doped with ∼7 × 10 –4 M hydrochloric acid at 250 kelvin is larger by about a factor of 4 than in the absence of hydrochloric acid and varies less with particle size (ℓ = 0.009 ± 0.005 micrometer). These results provide a test of the theory for gas-particle reactions and further insight into the reactivity of atmospheric aerosol.