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¹State Key Laboratory of Environment Characteristics and Effects for Near-Space, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.

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Area of Science:

Atmospheric science
Chemical synthesis
Astrobiology

Background:

Reaction kinetics are typically size-independent.
Microscopic compartments like microdroplets exhibit size-dependent kinetics.
This phenomenon impacts atmospheric chemistry, synthesis, and origin of life studies.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the mechanisms behind size-dependent kinetics in microdroplets.
To synthesize historical and contemporary research on microdroplet reaction kinetics.
To review experimental techniques for measuring these kinetics.

Main Methods:

Literature synthesis of historical and current research.
Analysis of factors influencing apparent kinetics: mass transport, phase partitioning, interfacial reactivity, surface geometry.
Review of laboratory analytical techniques for size-resolved droplet studies.

Main Results:

Size-dependent kinetics in microdroplets arise from mass transport, phase partitioning, interfacial reactivity, and surface geometry.
Apparent kinetics scaling in microdroplets is nonunique and can stem from different mechanisms.
Experimental techniques have specific advantages and limitations for studying size-dependent kinetics.

Conclusions:

Understanding size-dependent kinetics is crucial for microdroplet chemistry applications.
Scaling analysis must be combined with regime boundary analysis due to nonunique scaling.
Further experimental design considerations are needed for accurate kinetic measurements in microdroplets.