CUP Faculty Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-16-2003
Abstract
A temperature controlled flow tube system equipped with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) detection of particle phase and relative humidity was used to measure the deliquescence and efflorescence of ammonium sulfate, maleic acid, and internally mixed maleic acid/ammonium sulfate particles. Our results indicate that maleic acid aerosols begin to take up water starting at a low relative humidity, ∼20%, and continue the constant uptake of water until the final deliquescence relative humidity (DRH), 89%, is reached. Internally mixed particles containing maleic acid and ammonium sulfate were found to deliquesce at a lower relative humidity (RH) than either of the pure species. Efflorescence studies indicated that while pure maleic acid particles crystallize at ∼18% RH, pure ammonium sulfate and all mixed aerosols effloresce at or just below 30% RH. Taken together, our results suggest that the presence of water-soluble organics internally mixed with ammonium sulfate aerosol could increase the range of conditions under which the aerosol is a solution.
Published In
Journal of Geophysical Research
Recommended Citation
Brooks, Sarah D.; Garland, Rebecca M.; Wise, Matthew E.; Prenni, Anthony J.; Cushing, Melinda; Hewitt, Erika; and Tolbert, Margaret A., "Phase Changes in Internally Mixed Maleic Acid/Ammonium Sulfate Aerosols" (2003). CUP Faculty Research. 164.
https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cup_commons_faculty/164
Source
CU Commons -- Math and Science Department Faculty Research
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Publication Information.
Brooks, S. D., R. M. Garland, M. E. Wise, A. J. Prenni, M. Cushing, E. Hewitt, and M. A. Tolbert, Phase changes in internally mixed maleic acid/ammonium sulfate aerosols, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D15), 4487, doi:10.1029/2002JD003204, 2003.
doi:10.1029/2002JD003204