scholarly journals Composition and light absorption of N-containing aromatic compounds in organic aerosols from laboratory biomass burning

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 2899-2915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjie Xie ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
Michael D. Hays ◽  
Amara L. Holder
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Aromatic Compounds ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Forest Understory ◽  
Prescribed Fires ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract. This study seeks to understand the compositional details of N-containing aromatic compounds (NACs) emitted during biomass burning (BB) and their contribution to light-absorbing organic carbon (OC), also termed brown carbon (BrC). Three laboratory BB experiments were conducted with two United States pine forest understory fuels typical of those consumed during prescribed fires. During the experiments, submicron aerosol particles were collected on filter media and subsequently extracted with methanol and examined for their optical and chemical properties. Significant correlations (p<0.05) were observed between BrC absorption and elemental carbon (EC)∕OC ratios for individual burns data. However, the pooled experimental data indicated that EC∕OC alone cannot explain the BB BrC absorption. Fourteen NAC formulas were identified in the BB samples, most of which were also observed in simulated secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from photooxidation of aromatic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with NOx. However, the molecular structures associated with the identical NAC formula from BB and SOA are different. In this work, the identified NACs from BB are featured by methoxy and cyanate groups and are predominately generated during the flaming phase. The mass concentrations of identified NACs were quantified using authentic and surrogate standards, and their contributions to bulk light absorption of solvent-extractable OC were also calculated. The contributions of identified NACs to organic matter (OM) and BrC absorption were significantly higher in flaming-phase samples than those in smoldering-phase samples, and they correlated with the EC∕OC ratio (p<0.05) for both individual burns and pooled experimental data, indicating that the formation of NACs from BB largely depends on burn conditions. The average contributions of identified NACs to overall BrC absorption at 365 nm ranged from 0.087±0.024 % to 1.22±0.54 %, which is 3–10 times higher than their mass contributions to OM (0.023±0.0089 % to 0.18±0.067 %), so the NACs with light absorption identified in this work from BB are likely strong BrC chromophores. Further studies are warranted to identify more light-absorbing compounds to explain the unknown fraction (>98 %) of BB BrC absorption.

scholarly journals Composition and light absorption of nitroaromatic compounds in organic aerosols from laboratory biomass burning

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingjie Xie ◽  
Xi Chen ◽  
Michael D. Hays ◽  
Amara L. Holder
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Organic Aerosols ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Nitroaromatic Compounds ◽  
Forest Understory ◽  
Prescribed Fires ◽  
Organic Mass ◽  
Total Contribution ◽  
Mass Spectral

Abstract. This study seeks to understand the compositional details of nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) emitted during biomass burning (BB) and their contribution to light-absorbing organic carbon (OC), also termed brown carbon (BrC). Three laboratory BB experiments were conducted with two U.S. pine forest understory fuels typical of those consumed during prescribed fires. During the experiments, submicron aerosol particles were collected on filter media and subsequently extracted with methanol and examined for their optical and chemical properties. Significant correlations (p < 0.05) were observed between BrC absorption and elemental carbon (EC)/OC ratios for test specific data. However, the pooled experimental data indicated that the BB BrC absorption depends on more than the BB fire conditions as represented by the EC/OC ratio. Fourteen NACs were identified in the BB samples, four of which (C10H11NO4, C10H11NO5, C11H13NO5 and C11H13NO6) have not been observed previously in chamber-based secondary organic aerosols, and are expected to have methoxyphenol-type structure specific to the pyrolized biomass lignin based on mass spectral evidence, suggesting these compounds may be unique to BB aerosols. The average total contribution of NACs to organic mass (0.023 ± 0.0089 to 0.18 ± 0.067 %) was 5–10 times lower than the average contribution to the overall BrC absorption at 365 nm (0.12 ± 0.047 to 2.44 ± 0.67 %). The average contributions (%) of total NACs to organic mass and aqueous extracts absorption correlated significantly (p < 0.05) with EC/OC for both test specific and pooled experimental data. These results suggested that the formation of NACs from BB depended more on burn conditions than the bulk absorptive properties of BB BrC.

scholarly journals Design and Synthesis of Fluoro Analogues of Vitamin D

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 8191
Author(s):  
Fumihiro Kawagoe ◽  
Sayuri Mototani ◽  
Atsushi Kittaka
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D3 ◽  
Fluorine Atom ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Design And Synthesis ◽  
Synthetic Methodologies ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

The discovery of a large variety of functions of vitamin D3 and its metabolites has led to the design and synthesis of a vast amount of vitamin D3 analogues in order to increase the potency and reduce toxicity. The introduction of highly electronegative fluorine atom(s) into vitamin D3 skeletons alters their physical and chemical properties. To date, many fluorinated vitamin D3 analogues have been designed and synthesized. This review summarizes the molecular structures of fluoro-containing vitamin D3 analogues and their synthetic methodologies.

A Comparison of Reduced-NAD Preparations from Four Commercial Sources

1968 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 754-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
R B McComb ◽  
Royal J Gay
Keyword(s):  
Ultraviolet Light ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Ldh Isoenzymes ◽  
Activity Measurements ◽  
Commercial Sources ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract The physical and chemical properties of several commercial sources of reduced NAD were examined. Properties compared included physical appearance, sodium and phosphorus content, ultraviolet light absorption at 260 and 340 nm, and relative rates of oxidation with two human LDH isoenzymes. Major differences between individual preparations were noted with respect to physical and chemical properties, as well as in the activity measurements. The commercial reduced-NAD preparations most rapidly oxidized by LDH were white, free-flowing substances with 260 nm:340 nm absorbance (A260:A340) ratios below 2.45. Detectable amounts of an LDH inhibitor were found in all preparations examined. A strong LDH inhibitor, which had the same properties as the inhibitor present in commercial reduced NAD, was isolated by column chromatography. This LDH inhibitor was found to produce the same degree of inhibition toward four LDH isoenzymes.

scholarly journals Dynamic changes in optical and chemical properties of tar ball aerosols by atmospheric photochemical aging

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlin Li ◽  
Quanfu He ◽  
Julian Schade ◽  
Johannes Passig ◽  
Ralf Zimmermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Oh Radical ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Photochemical Process ◽  
Tar Balls ◽  
Photochemical Aging ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract. Following wood pyrolysis, tar ball aerosols were laboratory generated from wood tar separated into polar and nonpolar phases. Chemical information of fresh tar balls was obtained from a high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS) and single-particle laser desorption/resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization mass spectrometry (SP-LD-REMPI-MS). Their continuous refractive index (RI) between 365 and 425 nm was retrieved using a broadband cavity enhanced spectroscopy (BBCES). Dynamic changes in the optical and chemical properties for the nonpolar tar ball aerosols in NOx-dependent photochemical process were investigated in an oxidation flow reactor (OFR). Distinct differences in the chemical composition of the fresh polar and nonpolar tar aerosols were identified. Nonpolar tar aerosols contain predominantly high-molecular weight unsubstituted and alkyl-substituted polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), while polar tar aerosols consist of a high number of oxidized aromatic substances (e.g., methoxy-phenols, benzenediol) with higher O : C ratios and carbon oxidation states. Fresh tar balls have light absorption characteristics similar to atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) aerosol with higher absorption efficiency towards the UV wavelengths. The average retrieved RI is 1.661+0.020i and 1.635+0.003i for the nonpolar and polar tar aerosols, respectively, with an absorption Ångström exponent (AAE) between 5.7 and 7.8 in the detected wavelength range. The RI fits a volume mixing rule for internally mixed nonpolar/polar tar balls. The RI of the tar ball aerosols decreased with increasing wavelength under photochemical oxidation. Photolysis by UV light (254 nm), without strong oxidants in the system, slightly decreased the RI and increased the oxidation state of the tar balls. Oxidation under varying OH exposure levels and in the absence of NOx diminished the absorption (bleaching) and increased the O : C ratio of the tar balls. The photobleaching via OH radical initiated oxidation is mainly attributed to decomposition of chromophoric aromatics, nitrogen-containing organics, and high-molecular weight components in the aged particles. Photolysis of nitrous oxide (N2O) was used to simulate NOx-dependent photochemical aging of tar balls in the OFR. Under high-NOx conditions with similar OH exposure, photochemical aging led to the formation of organic nitrates, and increased both oxidation degree and light absorption for the aged tar ball aerosols. These observations suggest that secondary organic nitrate formation counteracts the bleaching by OH radical photooxidation to eventually regain some absorption of the aged tar ball aerosols. The atmospheric implication and climate effects from tar balls upon various oxidation processes are briefly discussed.

Long-term soil biological fertility, volatile organic compounds and chemical properties in a vineyard soil after biochar amendment

Geoderma ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 344 ◽  
pp. 127-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Giagnoni ◽  
Anita Maienza ◽  
Silvia Baronti ◽  
Francesco Primo Vaccari ◽  
Lorenzo Genesio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Vineyard Soil ◽  
Biochar Amendment ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Colloid-Chemical Bases on Creation of Multifunctional Modifiers of Concrete Mix and Concrete

2017 ◽  
Vol 265 ◽  
pp. 331-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Kosukhin ◽  
N.A. Shapovalov ◽  
A.M. Kosukhin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Cement Hydration ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Fungicidal Effect ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Concrete Mix ◽  
The Given ◽  
Concrete Hardening ◽  
And Chemical Properties

The colloid and chemical bases on creation of highly effective multifunctional modifiers were developed on the basis of the experimental data in the field of chemical modifying of concrete compounds and concrete. The article shows that the leading role in concrete chemicalixation now belongs to the components of the given class, because application of these components supplies the concrete compound and the concrete with a complex of specified properties for operation in different conditions. The article notes that this tendency is true while monolithic concreting, as it is most widely applied when carrying out maintenance operations and it places higher quality requirements upon the concrete compounds and the concrete. The study syntesizes a highly efficient multifunctional modifier for monolithic concretes. This modifier posesses a fungicidal effect and contains a plasticizing component, an accelerator of cement hydration processes, concrete hardening. The article also studies the colloid and chemical properties of the obtained modifier and the properties of the concrete compounds and the concrete with its application.

scholarly journals Laboratory studies of fresh and aged biomass burning aerosols emitted from east African biomass fuels – Part 1 – Optical properties

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damon M. Smith ◽  
Marc N. Fiddler ◽  
Rudra Pokhrel ◽  
Solomon Bililign
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Aerosol Formation ◽  
East African ◽  
Extinction Cross Section ◽  
Photochemical Aging ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract. An accurate measurement of optical properties of aerosols is critical for quantifying the effect of aerosols on climate. Uncertainties persist and measurement results vary significantly. Biomass burning (BB) aerosols have been extensively studied through both field and laboratory environments for North American fuels to understand the changes in optical and chemical properties as a function of aging. There is a clear research need for a wider sampling of fuels from different regions of the world for laboratory studies. This work represents the first such study the optical and chemical properties of three wood fuel samples used commonly for domestic use in east Africa. In general, combustion temperature plays a major role on the optical properties of the emitted aerosols. For fuels combusted at 800 °C SSA values are in the range between 0.287 and 0.439 while the SSA for fuels combusted at 500 °C, the range between 0.66 and 0.769. There is a clear but very small dependence of SSA on fuel type, with eucalyptus producing aerosol with higher SSA than olive and acacia. A significant increase in the scattering and extinction cross-section (mostly dominated by scattering) was observed, indicating the occurrence of chemistry, even during dark aging for combustion at 500 °C. This fact can't be explained by the heterogeneous chemistry and we hypothesized secondary organic aerosol formation as a potential phenomenon happing during dark aging. After 12 h of photochemical aging, BB aerosol becomes highly scattering with SSA values above 0.9, which can be attributed to oxidation in the chamber. Due to the very low number concentration of aerosols during aging studies of combustion at 800 °C, the results were inconclusive. We also attempted to simulate polluted urban environments by ejecting VOCs and BB aerosol into the chamber, but no distinct difference was observed, since measurements were done 12 hours after injection of VOCs.

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