Abstract:In February 2021, we conducted a study in Shenzhen to measure the mixing state and optical properties of black carbon (BC)-containing aerosols. Simultaneously, we analyzed odd oxygen (Ox) to explore the effects of photochemical oxidation on coating, morphology, and light absorption of BC-containing aerosols in an urban environment. The results show that, during the observation period, the mean bulk-averaged relative coating amounts (coating-to-core mass ratio, MR) over particle population was 4.3 ±0.7. The mean effective density was (1.35 ±0.10) g/cm3, and about 70% of the observed period exhibited spherical morphology, indicating that the BC-containing aerosols in Shenzhen were predominantly composed of internally mixed particles with moderately irregular shapes. Photochemical oxidation played an important role in the mixing state evolution of BC-containing aerosols. With rising Ox concentrations, the bulk-averaged MR increased by about 38%, the effective density increased from 1.32g/cm3 to 1.44g/cm3, and the dynamic shape factor decreased from 1.05 to 1.00, indicating that the photochemical oxidation process resulted in the accumulation of non-BC components and reshaped more compact spherical particles with core-shell structure. Additionally, as Ox concentrations increased, the light absorption enhancement (Eabs) exhibited an approximately 20% increase, with a growth rate of 0.002/ppbv, suggesting the key role of photochemical oxidation in enhancing light absorption of BC-containing aerosols in an urban site.
彭妍, 林晓玉, 谢婷婷, 魏静, 李征宇, 何凌燕, 黄晓锋. 光化学氧化对深圳市含黑碳气溶胶混合态和光吸收的影响[J]. 中国环境科学, 2024, 44(6): 2970-2976.
PENG Yan, LIN Xiao-yu, XIE Ting-ting, WEI Jing, LI Zheng-yu, HE Ling-yan, HUANG Xiao-feng. Effects of photochemical oxidation on the mixing state and light absorption of black carbon-containing aerosols in Shenzhen. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2024, 44(6): 2970-2976.
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