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<p class="MsoNormal">Xu, Rongshuang, Chen, Yuzhi, Ng, Sze In Madeleine, Zhang, Zhenfa, Gold, Avram, Turpin, Barbara J., Ault, Andrew P., Surratt, Jason D., Chan, Man Nin, Formation of Inorganic Sulfate and Volatile Nonsulfated Products from Heterogeneous Hydroxyl
Radical Oxidation of 2-Methyltetrol Sulfate Aerosols: Mechanisms and Atmospheric Implications, Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00451" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00451</a>, 2024. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Abstract</b>. Chemical transformation of 2-methyltetrol sulfates (2-MTS), key isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol (SOA) constituents, through heterogeneous hydroxyl radical (<sup>•</sup>OH) oxidation can result in the formation
of previously unidentified atmospheric organosulfates (OSs). However, detected OSs cannot fully account for the sulfur content released from reacted 2-MTS, indicating the existence of sulfur in forms other than OSs such as inorganic sulfates. This work investigated
the formation of inorganic sulfates through heterogeneous <sup>•</sup>OH oxidation of 2-MTS aerosols. Remarkably, high yields of inorganic sulfates, defined as the moles of inorganic sulfates produced per mole of reacted 2-MTS, were observed in the range from
0.48 ¡¾ 0.07 to 0.68 ¡¾ 0.07. These could be explained by the production of sulfate (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>•–</sup>) and sulfite (SO<sub>3</sub><sup>•–</sup>) radicals through the cleavage of C–O(S) and (C)O–S bonds, followed by aerosol-phase reactions. Additionally,
nonsulfated products resulting from bond cleavage were likely volatile and evaporated into the gas phase, as evidenced by the observed aerosol mass loss (¡Â25%) and concurrent size reduction upon oxidation. This investigation highlights the significant transformation
of sulfur from its organic to inorganic forms during the heterogeneous oxidation of 2-MTS aerosols, potentially influencing the physicochemical properties and environmental impacts of isoprene-derived SOAs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/pamwiki/publications-using-the-pam-oxidation-flow-reactor?authuser=0">PAM Wiki - Publications Using the PAM Oxidation Flow Reactor (google.com)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Andrew Lambe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Aerodyne Research, Inc. <o:p>
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