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Area of Science:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Chemical Kinetics

Background:

  • Stabilized Criegee intermediates (sCIs) are products of alkene ozonolysis, but their atmospheric role is not well understood.
  • Quantifying the contribution of sCIs to atmospheric oxidation and secondary sulfate formation is crucial for air quality modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify sCI concentrations and their source-sink processes in the Yangtze River Delta.
  • To assess the impact of sCI oxidation on secondary sulfate production, particularly during heatwave conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an observation-constrained box model with the RACM2-LIM1 mechanism.
  • Evaluated model reliability against observed OH concentrations and steady-state sCI estimates.
  • Analyzed species-specific sCI behavior and their reactions with SO2 and water dimers.

Main Results:

  • Simulated peak monomeric sCI concentrations ranged from 2.1 × 10^4 to 1.5 × 10^5 molecules cm^-3.
  • CH2OO reacted mainly with water dimers, while other sCIs reacted with SO2.
  • The sCI + SO2 pathway significantly contributed to H2SO4 production during heatwaves, even at night, increasing sulfate formation rates by 46.2%.

Conclusions:

  • sCI oxidation is a critical, often underestimated, pathway for secondary sulfate production.
  • Gas-phase oxidation dominates sulfate formation, with a humidity-dependent shift towards aqueous-phase oxidation.
  • Accurate air quality models must incorporate sCI chemistry, especially under heatwave conditions, to correctly estimate sulfate production and oxidation capacity.