scholarly journals Water-soluble organic compounds in biomass burning aerosols over Amazonia1. Characterization by NMR and GC-MS

2002 ◽  
Vol 107 (D20) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bim Graham
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Water Soluble

scholarly journals Chemical characterisation of humic-like substances from urban, rural and tropical biomass burning environments using liquid chromatography with UV/vis photodiode array detection and electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Claeys ◽  
Reinhilde Vermeylen ◽  
Farhat Yasmeen ◽  
Yadian Gómez-González ◽  
Xuguang Chi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Photodiode Array Detection ◽  
Ionisation Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Photodiode Array ◽  
Array Detection ◽  
Ionisation Mass

Environmental contextOne of the most important classes of water-soluble organic compounds in continental fine and tropical biomass burning aerosol is humic-like substances (HULIS), which contain components with strong polar, acidic and chromophoric properties. We focus on the chemical characterisation of HULIS and provide evidence that nitro-aromatic catecholic compounds are among the major species of HULIS. This indicates that volatile aromatic hydrocarbons emitted during biomass burning are important gas-phase precursors for HULIS. AbstractHumic-like substances (HULIS) are ubiquitously present in the troposphere and make up a major fraction of continental fine-sized water-soluble organic compounds. They are regarded as material with strong polar, acidic and chromophoric properties; however, structural information at the individual component level is rather limited. In the present study, we have characterised HULIS from different locations using liquid chromatography coupled to photodiode array detection and negative ion electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry. Aerosol samples with particles less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) were collected in Budapest and K-puszta, Hungary, during 2007 and 2008 spring and summer periods, and in Rondônia, Brazil, during a 2002 biomass burning experiment. Major components of the Budapest 2007 and Brazil 2002 HULIS corresponded to chromophoric substances, of which 4-nitrocatechol (molecular weight (MW) 155) was identified as the most abundant organic species and less abundant ones were attributed to mono- and dimethyl nitrocatechols (MWs 169 and 183). The mass concentrations of 4-nitrocatechol in the water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) of the Budapest 2007 and day- and night-time Brazil 2002 HULIS were 0.46, 0.50 and 1.80 %. Abundant components of K-puszta 2008 HULIS were assigned to α-pinene secondary organic aerosol (SOA) tracers, i.e. 3-methyl-1,2,3-butanetricarboxylic acid and terpenylic acid; their mass concentrations in the HULIS WSOC were 0.75 and 0.40 %. Tere- and ortho-phthalic acids (MW 166) were major components of the Budapest and K-puszta HULIS, but only minor ones of the Brazil 2002 biomass burning HULIS, consistent with a source that is different from biomass burning and likely related to open waste burning of phthalate ester-containing material such as plastic.

Chemical composition and light absorption of brown carbon emitted from residential coal combustion in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianzhong Song ◽  
Meiju Li ◽  
Xingjun Fan ◽  
Peng'an Peng
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Coal Combustion ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Brown Carbon ◽  
Smoke Particles ◽  
Soluble Organic Carbon

<p>Brown carbon (BrC) is a type of light-absorbing organic compounds with a high capacity to absorb light in the low-wavelength visible and near-ultraviolet regions, which is ubiquitous in atmospheric aerosols, rainwater, and cloudwater samples. BrC can not only alter the light absorption and radiative forcing of aerosols but can also influence the formation of cloud condensation nuclei; therefore, it has a potential impact on atmospheric chemistry and climate change. Numerous studies have demonstrated that combustion processes are significant sources of atmospheric BrC, however most of these studies were focused on the emissions of biomass burning. Knowledge of primary BrC from coal combustion is still limited. In the study, smoke particles emitted from the combustion of residential coals with different geological maturity were collected in a combustion system. Then BrC fractions, including water soluble organic carbon (WSOC), water soluble humic-like substances (HULIS<sub>w</sub>), alkaline soluble organic carbon (ASOC) and methanol soluble organic carbon (MSOC) were extracted and characterized for their abundances, chemical, and light absorption properties.</p><p> </p><p>Our results showed that the abundance and light absorption of the coal combustion-derived BrC fractions were strongly dependent on the extraction methods used and the coal maturity. The abundances of MSOC fraction was significantly higher than WSOC and ASOC fractions and even higher than the sum of WSOC and ASOC, indicating that most organic compounds in smoke particles were soluble in pure methanol. The WSOC and MSOC fractions from the combustion of low maturity coal had relatively low SUVA<sub>254</sub> and MAE<sub>365</sub> values, indicated that they had relatively low levels of aromatic structures and light absorption.</p><p> </p><p>The WSOC and MSOC fractions were characterized by ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry. The results showed that S-containing compounds (CHOS and CHONS) are found to be the dominant components of the WSOC, whereas CHO and CHON compounds make a great contribution to the MSOC samples. Noted that a greater abundance of S-containing compounds was found in the smoke produced from coal combustion compared to biomass burning and atmospheric samples, indicated that coal combustion could be an important source of atmospheric S-containing compounds in certain areas. The findings also suggest that organic molecules with a high aromaticity index and low polarity showed stronger light absorption. In summary, our study indicated that coal combustion is a potential source of atmospheric BrC and their abundance, chemical, and light absorption were strongly dependent on the extraction methods used and the coal maturity.</p>

Water-soluble organic compounds (WSOCs) in PM2.5and PM10at a subtropical site of India

Tellus B ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Puja Khare ◽  
B. P. Baruah ◽  
P. G. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Water Soluble

Sorption of Water Soluble Organic Dyes on Magnetic Poly(oxy-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 1448-1456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Šafařík ◽  
Miroslava Šafaříková ◽  
Vlasta Buřičová
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Azo Dye ◽  
Organic Dyes ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Magnetic Composite ◽  
Water Solutions ◽  
Magnetite Particles

Magnetic composite based on poly(oxy-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene) (PODMP) was prepared by melting the polymer with ε-caprolactam in a presence of fine magnetite particles. Magnetic PODMP was used for sorption of water soluble organic compounds (dyes belonging to triphenylmethane, heteropolycyclic and azo dye groups) from water solutions. There were considerable differences in the binding of the dyes tested. In general, heteropolycyclic dyes exhibited the lowest sorption.

Detailed NMR analysis of water-soluble organic compounds in size-resolved particulate matter seasonally collected at a suburban site in Prague.

2021 ◽  
pp. 118757
Author(s):  
Štěpán Horník ◽  
Jan Sýkora ◽  
Petra Pokorná ◽  
Petr Vodička ◽  
Jaroslav Schwarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Nmr Analysis ◽  
Suburban Site

scholarly journals Quantifying primary and secondary humic-like substances in urban aerosol based on emission source characterization and a source-oriented air quality model

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinghua Li ◽  
Junzan Han ◽  
Philip K. Hopke ◽  
Jingnan Hu ◽  
Qi Shu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Coal Combustion ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Aerosol Formation ◽  
Source Characterization ◽  
Air Quality Model ◽  
Coal Burning ◽  
Residential Coal

Abstract. Humic-like substances (HULIS) are a mixture of high molecular weight, water-soluble organic compounds that are widely distributed in atmospheric aerosol. Their sources are rarely studied quantitatively. Biomass burning is generally accepted as a major primary source of ambient humic-like substances (HULIS) with additional secondary material formed in the atmosphere. However, the present study provides direct evidence that residential coal burning is also a significant source of ambient HULIS, especially in the heating season in northern China based on source measurements, ambient sampling and analysis, and apportionment with source-oriented CMAQ modeling. Emissions tests show that residential coal combustion produces 5 to 24 % of the emitted organic carbon (OC) as HULIS carbon (HULISc). Estimation of primary emissions of HULIS in Beijing indicated that residential biofuel and coal burning contribute about 70 % and 25 % of annual primary HULIS, respectively. Vehicle exhaust, industry, and power plants contributions are negligible. Average concentration of ambient HULIS was 7.5 μg/m3 in atmospheric PM2.5 in urban Beijing and HULIS exhibited obvious seasonal variations with the highest concentrations in winter. HULISc account for 7.2 % of PM2.5 mass, 24.5 % of OC, and 59.5 % of water-soluble organic carbon, respectively. HULIS are found to correlate well with K+, Cl−, sulfate, and secondary organic aerosol suggesting its sources include biomass burning, coal combustion and secondary aerosol formation. Source apportionment based on CMAQ modeling shows residential biofuel and coal burning, secondary formation are important annual sources of ambient HULIS, contributing 57.5 %, 12.3 %, and 25.8 %, respectively.

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