首页|Molecular characterization of diverse quinone analogs for discrimination of aerosol-bound persistent pyrolytic and photolytic radicals

Molecular characterization of diverse quinone analogs for discrimination of aerosol-bound persistent pyrolytic and photolytic radicals

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Aerosol-bound organic radicals,including environmentally persistent free radicals(EPFRs),are key com-ponents that affect climate,air quality,and human health.While putative structures have been proposed,the molecular characteristics of EPFRs remain unknown.Here,we report a surrogate method to charac-terize EPFRs in real ambient samples using mass spectrometry.The method identifies chemically relevant oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(OxPAH)that interconvert with oxygen-centered EPFR(OC-EPFR).We found OxPAH compounds most relevant to OC-EPFRs are structurally rich and diverse qui-nones,whose diversity is strongly associated with OC-EPFR levels.Both atmospheric oxidation and com-bustion contributed to OC-EPFR formation.Redundancy analysis and photochemical aging model show pyrolytic sources generated more oxidized OC-EPFRs than photolytic sources.Our study reveals the detailed molecular characteristics of OC-EPFRs and shows that oxidation states can be used to identify the origins of OC-EPFRs,offering a way to track the development and evolution of aerosol particles in the environment.

Aerosol particlesAtmospheric oxidationEnvironmentally persistent free radicalsOxygenated polycyclic aromatichydrocarbons

Laijin Zhong、Bao Zhu、Wenyuan Su、Wenqing Liang、Haotian Wang、Tingyu Li、Dong Cao、Ting Ruan、Jianmin Chen、Guibin Jiang

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State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology,Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100085,China

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering,Institute of Atmospheric Sciences,Fudan University,Shanghai 200438,China

国家自然科学基金国家自然科学基金国家重点研发计划Chinese Academy Sciences Youth Innovation Promotion Association projects

92143301918433012020YFF01014504

2024

科学通报(英文版)
中国科学院

科学通报(英文版)

CSTPCD
ISSN:1001-6538
年,卷(期):2024.69(5)
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