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Nitrogen Compounds in the Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Division Lecture Series 2011 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu1
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Nitrogen “Families” N 2 N 2 O NO x (NO + NO 2 ) N 2 O 5 HNO 3 (HONO 2 ) HONO HOONO 2 PANs (RC(O)OONO 2 ) Alkyl Nitrates (RONO 2 ) XONO2 (X = halogen) NO 3 radical NO 3 - nitrate aerosol “NOy” 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu2
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N2N2 Nitro – gen (found in HNO3 in the 18 th century) Azotos – “lifeless gas” Stickstoff – “asphyxiating substance” Extremely stable, bond energy 945 kJ/mol 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu3
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N2ON2O Greenhouse gas 40/60 anthro/bio sources Increase of ~20% due to anthropogenic emissions 120 year atmospheric lifetime stratospheric NO x source Ledley et al, 1999 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu4
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Stratospheric NO x Chemistry N 2 O + O( 1 D) 2 NO (~60%) N 2 + O 2 (~40%) O 3 + hv O 2 + O( 1 D) N 2 O + hv N 2 + O( 1 D) Catalytic Ozone destruction “null cycle” Cycle (Stratosphere):Stratosphere + Troposphere: NO + O 3 NO 2 + O 2 NO 2 + O NO + O 2 NO 2 + hv NO + O O + O 3 2 O 2 O 3 O + O 2 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu5
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Stratospheric NO x Chemistry Catalytic Ozone destruction cycles (Stratosphere): NO + O 3 NO 2 + O 2 Cl + O 3 ClO + O 2 NO 2 + O NO + O 2 ClO + O Cl + O 2 O + O 3 2 O 2 O + O 3 2 O 2 But… ClO + NO 2 ClONO 2 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu6
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Ozone “hole” chemistry Lower Stratosphere “denitrified” and chlorine activated ClONO 2 + HCl(s) Cl 2 + HNO 3 (s) ClONO 2 + H 2 O(s) HOCl + HNO 3 (s) N 2 O 5 + HCl(s) ClNO 2 + HNO 3 (s) N 2 O 5 + H 2 O(s) 2 HNO 3 (s) Cl + O 3 ClO + O 2 ClO + O Cl + O 2 O + O 3 2 O 2 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu7
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8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu8
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Ozone “hole” chemistry Lower Stratosphere “denitrified” and chlorine activated ClONO 2 + HCl(s) Cl 2 + HNO 3 (s) ClONO 2 + H 2 O(s) HOCl + HNO 3 (s) N 2 O 5 + HCl(s) ClNO 2 + HNO 3 (s) N 2 O 5 + H 2 O(s) 2 HNO 3 (s) Cl + O 3 ClO + O 2 ClO + O Cl + O 2 Pinatubo eruption, 1991, Photo: USGS O + O 3 2 O 2 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu9
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Tropospheric Reactive Nitrogen 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu10
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Tropospheric Reactive Nitrogen NO x (NO + NO 2 ) N 2 O 5 HNO 3 (HONO 2 ) HONO HOONO 2 PANs (RC(O)OONO 2 ) Alkyl Nitrates (RONO 2 ) XONO2 (X = halogen) NO 3 radical NO 3 - nitrate aerosol NH 3, Amines NO y, or odd nitrogen NO z = NO y -NO x NO y reservoir species 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu11
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Tropospheric Reactive Nitrogen Sources of reactive Nitrogen NO x (NO + NO 2 ) N 2 O 5 HNO 3 (HONO 2 ) HONO HOONO 2 PANs (RC(O)OONO 2 ) Alkyl Nitrates (RONO 2 ) XONO2 (X = halogen) NO 3 radical NO 3 - nitrate aerosol NH 3, Amines NO z = NO y -NO x NO y reservoir species NO y, or odd nitrogen 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu12
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Combustion source for NOx No nitrogen in fuel N 2 + O = NO + N +314 kJ/mol N + O2 = NO + O N + OH = NO + H (not important) Nitrogen in Fuel HCN (g), RCN (g), NH 3, etc + OH/O NOx Alentec Inc. 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu13
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14 NO x + VOC + O 3 NO x + VOCs cities (transportation) NO x emission sources 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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NO x + VOC + O 3 NO x + VOCs Cities (transportation) VOCs Forests NO x power plants NO x + VOCs Industry NO x + VOCs Soils and Agriculture NO x emission sources 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu15
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16 NO x + VOC + O 3 NO x + VOC cities (transportation) VOC forests NO x power plants NO x + VOC industry NO x +VOC fires NO x + VOC Soils and Agriculture NO x emission sources Lightning 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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17 Sources of U.S. NO x and VOC Emissions Natural 61% Industrial 3% Solvent Use 13% Other 7% Non-Road Engines 5% On-Road Vehicles 11% VOCs Source: EPA Natural 6% Industrial 13% Other 10% Non-Road Engines 18% Electric Utility 24% On-Road Vehicles 29% NO x 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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Global Budget of NO x in the Troposphere (Tg N/yr) 80s-90s Ehhalt and Drummond Logan Sanhueza (1982) (1983) (1991)Sources/Production Fossil fuel combustion13.5 (8.2-18.5)21.0 (14-28)21 Biomass burning11.5 (5.6-16.4)12.0 (4-24)2.5-8.5 Soil emission5.5 (1-10)8.0 (4-16)10-20 Lightning5.0 (2-8)8 (2-20)2-8 NH3 oxidation3.1 (1.2-4.9)? (0-10)- Ocean emission-1- Aircraft0.3 (0.2-0.4)-0.6 Stratospheric input0.6 (0.3-0.9)0.51 Total Total39 (19-59)50.5 (25-99)37-59Sinks Wet deposition24 (15-33)27 (12-42)- Dry deposition-16 (11-22)- Total Total24 (15-33)43 (23-64)- 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu18
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8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu19
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Modeled NO x near surface (1990s) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu20
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IPCC AR4 NOx in the troposphere (2000) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu21
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SCIAMACHY global mean NO2 (2004) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu22
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Developments in Asia 1000 cars / day are added to the Beijing road system China GDP and NO 2 trends ~ 10 % / year (Steve Massie) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu23
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NO x emissions 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu24 … a moving target
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NO x emissions http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web- apps/tnt/RcpDb/dsd?Action=htmlpage&page=c ompare 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu25
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NOx chemistry in the troposphere NO x is synonymous with “photochemical smog” or ozone photochemistry 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu26
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8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu27 NOx chemistry in the troposphere
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8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu28 NOx chemistry in the troposphere
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8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu29 NOx chemistry in the troposphere
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30 Photochemical Smog – 1950 ’ s Arie-Jan Haagen-Smit: “ Ozone from smog and sunlight ” 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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31 Edgar Stephens, et al, 1956: Discovery of PAN ( “ compound X ” ) Photochemical Smog – 1950 ’ s 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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32 Edgar Stephens, et al, 1956: Discovery of PAN ( the first NOx reservoir species ) Photochemical Smog – 1950 ’ s 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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33 Photochemical processes involving NO x Leighton, 1961: “O 3 and NO x live in photostationary state” 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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NO x photostationary state O 3 + NO NO 2 + O 2 NO 2 + hv NO + O O + O 2 + M O 3 + M ______________________ Null t ≈ 100 seconds [NO]/[NO 2 ] = k[O 3 ] / J NO2 P(O 3 ) = 0 O x = O 3 + NO 2 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu34
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35 Photochemical processes and tropospheric ozone formation Leighton, 1961: O 3 and NO x (NO+NO 2 ) live in a “ photostationary state ” H. Levy, 1972: OH radical oxidizes CO, CH 4, VOC P. Crutzen et al., W. Chameides et al., J. Logan et al. late 70 ’ s: HO x and NO x cycles responsible for ozone production in the troposphere 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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Role of NO x in ozone production OH + CO CO 2 + H H + O 2 +M HO 2 + M HO 2 + NO NO 2 + OH NO 2 + hv NO + O O + O 2 + M O 3 + M ______________________ CO + 2 O 2 +hv CO 2 + O 3 OH + CH 4 +O 2 CH 3 O 2 + H 2 O CH 3 O 2 + NO NO 2 + CH 3 O CH 3 O + O 2 HO 2 + CH 2 O 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu36
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k k’ k” Role of NO x in ozone production 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu37 HO 2 + NO NO 2 + OH CH 3 O 2 + NO NO 2 + CH 3 O CH 3 O + O 2 HO 2 + CH 2 O NO 2 + hv NO + O O + O 2 + M O 3 + M O 3 + NO NO 2 + O 2 P(O 3 ) = [NO] * (k’[HO 2 ] + k”[CH 3 O 2 ]) [NO]/[NO 2 ] = (k[O 3 ] + k’[HO 2 ] + k”[CH 3 O 2 ]) / J NO2
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8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu38
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8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu40
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Near-Zero NO x troposphere OH + CO CO 2 + H H + O 2 +M HO 2 + M HO 2 + O 3 2 O 2 + OH HO + O 3 O 2 + HO 2 ___________________ CO + O 3 CO 2 + O 2 O 3 + hv O( 1 D) + O 2 O( 1 D) + M O + M O( 1 D) + H 2 O 2 OH kl’kl’ kl”kl” J O1D f 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu41
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Ozone production and loss P(O 3 ) = [NO] * (k’[HO 2 ] + k”[CH 3 O 2 ]) L(O 3 ) = [O 3 ] * (k l ’[OH] + k l ”[HO 2 ] + f J O1D ) P(O 3 ) = L(O 3 ) [O 3 ] * (k l ’[OH] + k l ”[HO 2 ] + f J O1D ) NO’ = k’[HO 2 ] + k”[CH 3 O 2 ] 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu42
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Mauna Loa Hawaii 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu43
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Mauna Loa Hawaii 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu44
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Mauna Loa Hawaii 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu45
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Ozone budget: Box model simulations Profiles of NO and net O 3 production rates during PEM-WEST B, 1994 Separation into two distinct air mass types (high NO x and low NO x ) [Crawford et al., JGR 102, 1997] NO profilesNet P(O 3 ) profiles 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu46
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Near-Zero NO x troposphere OH + CO CO 2 + H H + O 2 +M HO 2 + M HO 2 + O 3 2 O 2 + OH HO + O 3 O 2 + HO 2 ___________________ CO + O 3 CO 2 + O 2 HO 2 + HO 2 H 2 O 2 HO 2 + HO H 2 O + O 2 H 2 O 2 +hv 2 OH H 2 O 2 + H 2 O (liq) H 2 O 2(liq) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu47
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Back to the role of NO x in the chemistry of the troposphere 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu48
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HO 2 + NO NO 2 + OH CH 3 O 2 + NO NO 2 + CH 3 O CH 3 O + O 2 HO 2 + CH 2 O NO 2 + hv NO + O O + O 2 + M O 3 + M O 3 + NO NO 2 + O 2 P(O 3 ) = [NO] * (k’[HO 2 ] + k”[CH 3 O 2 ]) [NO]/[NO 2 ] = (k[O 3 ] + k’[HO 2 ] + k”[CH 3 O 2 ]) / J NO2 k k’ k” Does NO x cycle around forever? 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu49
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NO x loss reactions (remote trop) NO 2 + OH + M HNO 3 + M k n NO x lifetime: τ(NO x ) = τ(NO 2 ) (1+[NO]/[NO 2 ]) Catalytic efficiency: CE ≈ P(O 3 ) / L(NO x ) CO cycle only: CE ≈ k’[NO][HO 2 ] / k n [OH][NO 2 ] 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu50
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NO x influence on HO x partitioning 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu51
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Problems 1.Calculate the “critical NO” (P(O3) = L(O3)) for the following conditions: – Surface, t=298K, [HO 2 ] = 40 ppt, [CH3O2] = 25 ppt, [O3] = 40 ppb, [OH] = 1x10 6 ; f = 0.15; J(O 1 D) = 2.5x10 -5 – k’=k”= 8.5x10 -12 cm 3 molecule -1 s -1 – k l ’ = 7.3x10 -14 cm 3 molecule -1 s -1 ; k l ” = 2x10 -15 cm 3 molecule -1 s -1 2.Which of these reactions are the most important? 3.Calculate the lifetime of NO x at the surface and at 10km altitude, considering only losses to HNO 3 1.[OH] = 1x 10 6, J(NO 2 )=1x10 -2 ; consider alt-independent 2.[O 3 ] = 40 ppb / 100 ppb; T=298K / 220K at surf/10km, resp. 3.k = 1.4 x 10 -12 exp(-1310/T) cm 3 molecule -1 s -1 4.k n = 3.3 x 10 -30 (T/300) -3.0 [N 2 ] cm 3 molecule -1 s -1 4.What are the [NO]/NO 2 ] ratios at 0 and 10 km? 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu52
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Beyond the remote troposphere Addition of a reactive hydrocarbon (isoprene): Enhances [HO x ] Shifts O 3 production peak to larger NO x values Still eventually turns over at high NO x 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu53
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NO 2 + O 3 NO 3 + O 2 NO 3 + NO 2 + M N 2 O 5 + M NO 2 + NO 2 + H2O liq HONO g + HNO 3liq NO y : nitrogen “reservoir” species NO 2 + OH + M HNO 3 + M NO 2 + RO 2 + M ROONO 2 + M NO 2 + RC(O)O 2 + M RC(O)OONO 2 + M NO + RO 2 + M RONO 2 + M (0-30%) RONO 2 + hv RO + NO 2 NO + OH + M HONO + M 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu54
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NO x catalytic efficiency CE ≈ P(O 3 ) / L(NO x ) [NO]{k’[HO 2 ] + Σ (k’ i [RO 2 ] i )} CE ≈ k n [OH][NO 2 ]+k m [NO 2 ][RC(O)O 2 ] +..+.. ….or determine it experimentally CE ≈ P(O 3 ) / P(NO y -NO x ) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu55
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A day in NO x city 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu56 100 75 50 O3O3
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Experimental determination of CE 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu57
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NO 2 + O 3 NO 3 + O 2 NO 3 + NO 2 + M N 2 O 5 + M NO 2 + NO 2 + H2O liq HONO g + HNO 3liq NO y : nitrogen “reservoir” species NO 2 + OH + M HNO 3 + M NO 2 + RO 2 + M ROONO 2 + M NO 2 + RC(O)O 2 + M RC(O)OONO 2 + M NO + RO 2 + M RONO 2 + M (0-30%) RONO 2 + hv RO + NO 2 NO + OH + M HONO + M 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu58
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HONO and ClNO 2 NO + OH + M HONO + M NO 2 + NO 2 + H2O liq HONO g + HNO3 liq N2O5 + NaCl liq NaNO 3(liq) + ClNO 2 HONO + hv OH + NO ClNO 2 + hv Cl + NO 2 Early morning sources of radicals 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu59
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Organic Nitrates Peroxy nitrates NO 2 + RO 2 + M ROONO 2 + M Alkyl nitrates NO + RO 2 + M RONO 2 + M (0-30%) NO + RO 2 NO 2 + RO (70-100%) Peroxy Acyl Nitrates (PANs) NO 2 + RC(O)O 2 + M RC(O)OONO 2 + M 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu60
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Alkyl nitrates NO + RO 2 + M RONO 2 + M (α) NO + RO 2 NO 2 + RO (1-α) P(O 3 ) = (1-α) k [NO][RO 2 ] α ≈ 0.05-0.08 RONO 2 + hv RO + NO 2 RONO 2 dry deposition − − − 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu61
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Peroxyacyl nitrates (PANs) NO 2 + RC(O)O 2 + M RC(O)OONO 2 + M Equilibrium is strongly temperature dependent NO + RC(O)O 2 NO 2 + CO 2 + RO 2 In very cold environments / lower stratosphere: RC(O)OONO 2 + hv RC(O)O + NO 2 RC(O)OONO 2 + OH products (NO 2 ) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu62
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63 CH 3 – C O O – O – NO 2 Peroxyacetyl nitrate (Peroxyacetic nitric anhydride) PAN structure CH 3 – CH 3 Ethane PAN 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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64 CH 3 – C O O – O – NO 2 CH 3 – C + O 2 O CH 3 – C + NO 2 O O – O PAN formation Strongly temperature dependent equilibrium hv, OH peroxyacetyl radical 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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65 CH 3 – C O O – O – NO 2 CH 3 – C + O 2 O CH 3 – C + NO 2 O O – O PAN formation Strongly temperature dependent equilibrium CH 3 C(O)H + OH or + hv (CH 3 ) 2 C=O + hv hv, OH 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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66 CH 3 – C O O – O – NO 2 CH 3 – C + O 2 O CH 3 – C + NO 2 O O – O PAN formation Strongly temperature dependent equilibrium CH 3 C(O)H + OH or + hv (CH 3 ) 2 C=O + hv Many VOC + OH hv, OH 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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67 Atmospheric Lifetime of PAN Thermal Photolysis OH 40 minutes2 months 2 years 4 hrs. 1 day 1 week 1 month 1 year3 months 4 years °F°F°C°C 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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a PAN ’ s life HNO 3, PANsPANs VOC NOx (cold) (warm) NO NO 2 O3O3 CO, CH4, long lived VOC O3O3 NOx 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu68
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NOy partitioning polluted vs. remote Singh et al., NASA 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu69
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Arctic NOy 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu70
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71 ATL, Cumb.,Johnsv.,PP, SOS99 Atlanta: High anthropogenic and biogenic NMHC Power plants: Mainly biogenic NMHC from surrounding forest Johnsonville power plant: NO x emission controlled Cumberland power plant: very high NO x emission (no control) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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Mexico City Outflow New York City Outflow NYC – low level outflow, lower VOC: Rapid conversion of NOx into HNO 3. Very little NOx remains one day downwind to produce additional ozone. MC –high VOC, and outflow at higher altitudes: Reactive nitrogen is carried out in its organic forms (PANs), which release NOx on a regional scale. This results in additional ozone production further downwind. The high NOx and very high hydrocarbon emissions typical for a megacity like MC combine non-linearly to extend its impacts to a much larger region. New York City vs. Mexico City 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu72
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CO emissions (PANs ?) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu73
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74 Ratios of different PANs species as indicators of the relative importance of certain hydrocarbon species (and emitters) for the photochemical production of ozone biogenic or anthropogenic ? 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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75 CH 3 – CH 2 – C O O – O – NO 2 Peroxypropionyl nitrate (Peroxypropionic nitric anhydride) PPN structure CH 3 – CH 2 – CH 3 Propane PPN 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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76 Alkanes>C 3 + OH + NO x O 3 PAN PPN PiBN MPAN Propane + OH + NO x O 3 PAN PPN PiBN MPAN Ethane + OH + NO x O 3 PAN PPN PiBN MPAN Formation of PANs from NMHC – Summary1 What does PAN/PPN look like for anthropogenically polluted air? 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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77 PAN/PPN Houston all data TexAQS 2000 campaign, urban and industrial pollution PAN vs. PPN Slope ~ 6 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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78 PAN/PPN TRACE TRACE-P 2001 campaign - Asian urban and industr. pollution PAN vs. PPN Slope ~ 6 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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79 C – C O O – O – NO 2 Peroxymethacryloyl nitrate (Methacryl-PAN) MPAN structure H2CH2C CH 3 C – CH H2CH2C CH 3 Isoprene CH 2 MPAN 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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80 Isoprene + OH + NOx O 3 PAN PPN PiBN MPAN Alkanes>C 3 + OH + NOx O 3 PAN PPN PiBN MPAN Alkanes>C 2 + OH + NOx O 3 PAN PPN PiBN MPAN Ethane + OH + NOx O 3 PAN PPN PiBN MPAN Formation of PANs from NMHC – Summary alk/iso1 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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81 SOS 99, all flights PAN – PPN correlation 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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82 PAN / PPN / MPAN multiple regression PAN/PPN ~ 6, PAN/MPAN ~ 3 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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83 What about Ozone / PAN ? 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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84 Cumberland/Johnsonville PAN/O3 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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85 O3 production from Isoprene in power plant plumes: The yield of PAN from isoprene oxidation is about 20% (we know this from laboratory experiments) The slope of ozone vs. PAN is about 15 molecules of ozone formed per molecule of PAN formed in the plumes (measured) Most of the ozone is formed following oxidation of isoprene (we know this by the absence of PPN and presence of MPAN in these plumes) The number of ozone molecules formed per isoprene molecule oxidized can be calculated to about 15 · 0.2 = 3 Important result to test plume models, photochemical point models (test of understanding of chemistry by comparison with isoprene flux estimates – isoprene is VERY short-lived!) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu
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Problem - Homework The photolysis of acetone, (CH3)2CO and reaction of Acetaldehyde, CH3CHO with OH, are sources of PAN in the atmosphere. Consider only acetone photolysis CH 3 C(O)CH 3 + hv + O 2 CH 3 C(O)OO + CH 3 CH 3 C(O)OO + NO CH 3 + CO 2 + NO 2 CH 3 C(O)OO + NO 2 PAN PAN CH 3 C(O)OO + NO 2 Show that: Steady-state [PAN] is independent of [NO x ] [PAN] increases with increasing O 3 and Acetone *use reaction constants from ACD Textbook 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu86
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So does NO x just cycle between reservoir species and NO,NO 2 and hang around forever? 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu87
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NO 2 + O 3 NO 3 + O 2 NO 3 + NO 2 + M N 2 O 5 + M N 2 O 5 + H 2 O (liq) HNO 3(liq) Tropospheric sinks of NO x NO 2 + OH + M HNO 3 + M HNO 3 + hv OH + NO 2 HNO 3 + OH H 2 O + NO 3 NO 3 + NO 2 NO 2 NO 3 + hv NO + O 2 (8%) HNO 3 +H 2 O (liq) HNO 3 (liq) 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu88 -3O x -HO x,-O x -2O x
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Tropospheric sinks of NO x 8 March 2011Frank Flocke ACD FFL@ucar.edu89 Formation of nitrate aerosol* Uptake of HNO 3 onto dust Deposition of (multifunctional) RONO 2, RC(O)OONO 2 onto plants and soils Deposition of (multifunctional) RONO 2 onto aerosols * Reversible for NH 4 NO 3
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