Affiliation:
1. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Environment Minnan Normal University Zhangzhou 363000 P. R. China
2. Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico‐Chemistry Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P. R. China
3. National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230031 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractSecondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced by ozonolysis of styrene and other alkene compounds is a major part of fine particles in urban atmospheres. The atmospheric ozonolysis process of styrene is simulated in a smog chamber, and the formed SOA particles are detected on‐line by a synchronous radiation vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometer (VUV‐PIMS) in this study. Through molecular ion peaks in the photonionization mass spectra of SOA and the corresponding photoionization efficiency curve, combined with off‐line measurement verification of ultraviolet visible and infrared absorption spectra, it is determined that formaldehyde, formic acid, benzene, phenol, benzaldehyde, and benzoic acid are the main constituents of styrene SOA. These provide new information for studying the atmospheric ozonolysis oxidation mechanism of styrene. VUV‐PIMS can get over complicated sample preparation procedures, secondary pollution, and other shortcomings of the off‐line method and is a useful instrument to measure constituents and unveil the formation process of SOA particles.