Nitrate radical generation via continuous generation of dinitrogen pentoxide in a laminar flow reactor coupled to an oxidation flow reactor

Lambe, Andrew T.; Wood, Ezra C.; Krechmer, Jordan E.; Majluf, Francesca; Williams, Leah R.; Croteau, Philip L.; Cirtog, Manuela; Féron, Anaïs; Petit, Jean-Eudes; Albinet, Alexandre; Jimenez, Jose L.; Peng, Zhe

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2397-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2397-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-2397-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

Research article

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15 May 2020

Research article |

| 15 May 2020

Nitrate radical generation via continuous generation of dinitrogen pentoxide in a laminar flow reactor coupled to an oxidation flow reactor

Andrew T. Lambe, Ezra C. Wood, Jordan E. Krechmer, Francesca Majluf, Leah R. Williams, Philip L. Croteau, Manuela Cirtog, Anaïs Féron, Jean-Eudes Petit, Alexandre Albinet, Jose L. Jimenez, and Zhe Peng

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Short summary

We present a new method to continuously generate N₂O₅ in the gas phase that is injected into a reactor where it decomposes to generate nitrate radicals (NO₃). To assess the applicability of the method towards different chemical systems, we present experimental and model characterization of the integrated NO₃ exposure and other metrics as a function of operating conditions. We demonstrate the method by characterizing secondary organic aerosol particles generated from the β-pinene + NO₃ reaction.