Heterogeneous and Multiphase Reactions of Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds on Mineral Dust Aerosol

挥发性和半挥发性有机化合物在矿尘气溶胶上的非均相和多相反应

基本信息

批准号：
2002607
负责人：
Vicki Grassian
金额：
$ 56.18万
依托单位：
University of California-San Diego
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-07-15 至 2024-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2002607&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Heterogeneous Multiphase Reactions Volatile Semi

项目摘要

This award from the Environmental Chemical Sciences Program in the NSF Division of Chemistry supports Professor Vicky Grassian at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Grassian and her team investigate the role of aerosols, in particular, their interactions with different gases in the atmosphere from both natural and pollution sources. Aerosols are solid or liquid particles suspended in air. They are an important component of the Earth’s atmosphere and can impact human health and climate. This project investigates the chemical reactions of mineral dust aerosols, a class of aerosols from windblown soils and desert regions that circulate around the globe. Understanding the interaction of mineral dust aerosol with gases increases our knowledge of the different components that make up the atmosphere and the air we breathe. Other broader impacts include the training of undergraduate and graduate students. Professor Grassian has a research program that attracts a large and diverse number of students including many women and underrepresented minorities. Additionally, educational and outreach activities for the broader public will be developed. Dr. Grassian leads efforts to expand and enhance the effectiveness of outreach activities including further development of hands-on activities for the broader public that span K-12 students including activities that relate increase in volatile organic emissions to familiar consumer products.,This project focuses on laboratory studies of reactions of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds with mineral dust aerosol, an important component of the Earth’s atmosphere. The organic compounds include trace atmospheric gases termed volatile chemical products (VCPs), which recently have been identified as a class of compounds that comes predominantly from industrial sources. A multi-technique, molecule-based approach employing mass spectrometry and vibrational spectroscopy is used to probe mechanistic details of surface adsorption and subsequent reactions of the adsorbed organic compounds with acidic gases and oxidants. The research project identifies how mechanisms for these reactions change as a function of relative humidity and the presence of adsorbed water. The project also determines how the different components of mineral dust aerosol impact its reactivity. New products formed in these reactions are being characterized. This research aims to provide new insights and a better understanding of the heterogeneous and multiphase chemistry of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds with mineral dust aerosols from the perspective of fundamental molecular processes as well as potential global impacts.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项由美国国家科学基金会化学部环境化学科学项目授予，支持加州大学圣地亚哥分校的 Vicky Grassian 教授和她的团队研究气溶胶的作用，特别是它们与大气中不同气体的相互作用。气溶胶是悬浮在空气中的固体或液体颗粒，是地球大气的重要组成部分，可以影响人类健康和气候。了解全球范围内的风吹土壤和沙漠地区的气溶胶，了解矿物尘埃气溶胶与气体的相互作用，可以增加我们对构成大气和我们呼吸的空气的不同成分的了解。其他更广泛的影响包括对本科生的培训。格拉西恩教授的研究项目吸引了大量不同的学生，其中包括许多女性和代表性不足的少数族裔。此外，格拉西恩博士还将领导扩大和加强这一研究的工作。外展活动的有效性，包括进一步为涵盖 K-12 学生的更广泛公众开展实践活动，包括将挥发性有机排放物的增加与熟悉的消费品联系起来的活动。该项目侧重于挥发性和半挥发性物质反应的实验室研究挥发性有机化合物与矿物尘埃气溶胶是地球大气的重要组成部分，这些有机化合物包括称为挥发性化学产品（VCP）的微量大气气体，最近已被确定为一类主要来自工业技术的化合物。 ,该研究项目采用基于分子的方法，采用质谱和振动光谱来探测表面吸附以及吸附的有机化合物与酸性气体和氧化剂的后续反应的机制细节，以确定这些反应的机制如何随着相对湿度和氧化剂的变化而变化。该项目还确定了矿物粉尘气溶胶的不同成分如何影响其反应性，这项研究旨在提供新的见解和更好的理解。从基本分子过程以及潜在的全球影响的角度，挥发性和半挥发性有机化合物与矿物粉尘气溶胶的非均相和多相化学。该奖项是法定使命，通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的评估，被认为值得支持影响审查标准。