Potential dual effect of anthropogenic emissions on the formation of biogenic secondary organic aerosol (BSOA)
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Published:2019-12-20
Issue:24
Volume:19
Page:15651-15671
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ISSN:1680-7324
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Container-title:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Atmos. Chem. Phys.
Author:
Kari EetuORCID, Hao Liqing, Ylisirniö Arttu, Buchholz Angela, Leskinen Ari, Yli-Pirilä Pasi, Nuutinen Ilpo, Kuuspalo Kari, Jokiniemi Jorma, Faiola Celia L., Schobesberger SiegfriedORCID, Virtanen Annele
Abstract
Abstract. The fraction of gasoline direct-injection (GDI) vehicles
comprising the total vehicle pool is projected to increase in the future.
However, thorough knowledge about the influence of GDI engines on important
atmospheric chemistry processes is missing – namely, their contribution to
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) precursor emissions, contribution to SOA formation, and
potential role in biogenic–anthropogenic interactions. The objectives of
this study were to (1) characterize emissions from modern GDI vehicles and
investigate their role in SOA formation chemistry and (2) investigate
biogenic–anthropogenic interactions related to SOA formation from a mixture
of GDI-vehicle emissions and a model biogenic compound, α-pinene.
Specifically, we studied SOA formation from modern GDI-vehicle emissions
during the constant-load driving. In this study we show that SOA formation
from GDI-vehicle emissions was observed in each experiment. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) measured
with the proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight
mass spectrometer (PTR-ToF-MS) could account for 19 %–42 % of total SOA mass generated in each experiment. This suggests that there were lower-volatility
intermediate VOCs (IVOCs) and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in the GDI-vehicle exhaust that likely contributed to SOA production but were not detected with the
instrumentation used in this study. This study also demonstrates that two distinct mechanisms caused by anthropogenic emissions suppress α-pinene SOA mass yield. The first suppressing effect was the presence of NOx. This mechanism is consistent with previous reports demonstrating suppression of biogenic SOA formation in the presence of anthropogenic emissions. Our results indicate a possible second suppressing effect, and we suggest that the presence of anthropogenic gas-phase species may have suppressed biogenic SOA formation by alterations to the gas-phase chemistry of α-pinene. This hypothesized change in oxidation pathways led to the formation of α-pinene oxidation products that most likely did not have vapor pressures low enough to partition into the particle phase. Overall, the presence of gasoline-vehicle exhaust caused a more than 50 % suppression in α-pinene SOA mass yield compared to the α-pinene SOA mass yield measured in the absence of any anthropogenic influence.
Funder
European Commission European Research Council
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Atmospheric Science
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