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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. A2022

Exploring the Nanostructures Accessible to an Organic Surfactant Atmospheric Aerosol Proxy.

Adam Milsom, Adam M Squires, Isabel Quant, Nicholas J Terrill, Steven Huband, Ben Woden, Edna R Cabrera-Martinez, Christian Pfrang

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Adam MilsomSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Adam M SquiresDepartment of Chemistry, University of Bath, South Building, Soldier Down Ln, Claverton Down BA2 7AX, Bath, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1396-467X
Isabel QuantSchool of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TS, United Kingdom.
Nicholas J TerrillDiamond Light Source, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, OX11 0DE, Didcot, United Kingdom.
Steven HubandDepartment of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
Ben WodenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, United Kingdom.
Edna R Cabrera-MartinezDepartment of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD, United Kingdom.
Christian PfrangSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9023-5281

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The composition of atmospheric aerosols varies with time, season, location, and environment. This affects key aerosol properties such as hygroscopicity and reactivity, influencing the aerosol's impact on the climate and air quality. The organic fraction of atmospheric aerosol emissions often contains surfactant material, such as fatty acids. These molecules are known to form three-dimensional nanostructures in contact with water. Different nanostructures have marked differences in viscosity and diffusivity that are properties whose understanding is essential when considering an aerosol's atmospheric impact. We have explored a range of nanostructures accessible to the organic surfactant oleic acid (commonly found in cooking emissions), simulating variation that is likely to happen in the atmosphere. This was achieved by changing the amount of water, aqueous phase salinity and by addition of other commonly coemitted compounds: sugars and stearic acid (the saturated analogue of oleic acid). The nanostructure was observed by both synchrotron and laboratory small/wide angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS) and found to be sensitive to the proxy composition. Additionally, the spacing between repeat units in these nanostructures was water content dependent (i.e., an increase from 41 to 54 Å in inverse hexagonal phase

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NanostructuresSurface-Active AgentsAerosolsFatty AcidsOleic AcidsScattering, Small AngleStearic AcidsSugarsWaterX-Ray DiffractionAerosolsFatty AcidsOleic AcidsStearic AcidsSugarsSurface-Active AgentsWater

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PMCPMC9574911

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