Molecular characterization of alkyl nitrates in atmospheric aerosols by ion mobility mass spectrometry
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Published:2019-10-21
Issue:10
Volume:12
Page:5535-5545
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ISSN:1867-8548
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Container-title:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Atmos. Meas. Tech.
Author:
Zhang XuanORCID, Zhang HaofeiORCID, Xu WenORCID, Wu XiaokangORCID, Tyndall Geoffrey S.ORCID, Orlando John J., Jayne John T., Worsnop Douglas R., Canagaratna Manjula R.
Abstract
Abstract. We demonstrate the capability of the ion mobility mass spectrometry (IMS-MS)
for molecular characterization of reactive and short-lived alkyl nitrates
(ANs) in atmospheric aerosols. We show significantly enhanced sensitivity
towards the intact molecules of ANs by ultimately 2 orders of magnitude
with the addition of inorganic anions such as chloride and nitrate to the
negative electrospray to promote the ion adduct formation. This approach
enables the measurement of ANs that have a low tendency to form molecular ions
on their own with an improved limit of detection in the range of 0.1 to 4.3 µM. Molecular identities of the ANs are well constrained by the
developed correlation between the collision cross section and mass-to-charge ratio,
which provides a two-dimensional separation of the -ONO2-containing
compounds on the basis of their molecular size and geometry. Structural
information of the nitrate molecules is further probed by the identification
of characteristic fragments produced from the collision-induced dissociation
of parent AN adducts. Application of the IMS-MS technique is exemplified by
the identification of hydroxy nitrates in secondary organic aerosols
produced from the photochemical oxidation of isoprene.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Atmospheric Science
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