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ArticleChemical science2024

Enhanced condensation kinetics in aqueous microdroplets driven by coupled surface reactions and gas-phase partitioning.

Meng Li, Shu Yang, Meenal Rathi, Satish Kumar, Cari S Dutcher, Vicki H Grassian

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Article in Chemical science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. Accelerated Chemistry in Microdroplets.Accounts of chemical research · 2026
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  4. Distinct Oligomerization of Lactic Acid in Aqueous Microdroplets.The journal of physical chemistry. A · 2025
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Meng LiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego La Jolla CA 92093 USA vhgrassian@ucsd.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0193-5129
Shu YangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA cdutcher@umn.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3802-2619
Meenal RathiDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1886-5245
Satish KumarDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-6355
Cari S DutcherDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA cdutcher@umn.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4325-9197
Vicki H GrassianDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego La Jolla CA 92093 USA vhgrassian@ucsd.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5052-0045

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Abstract

Although aqueous microdroplets have been shown to exhibit enhanced chemical reactivity compared to bulk solutions, mechanisms for these enhancements are not completely understood. Here we combine experimental measurements and kinetic modeling to show the strong coupling of interfacial reactions and gas/droplet partitioning in the condensation reaction of pyruvic acid (PA) to yield zymonic acid (ZA) in acidic aqueous microdroplets. Experimental analysis of single microdroplets reveals the substantial influence of evaporation of PA and partitioning of water on the size-, relative humidity (RH)- and temperature-dependent sigmoidal reaction kinetics for the condensation reaction. A newly developed diffusion-reaction-partitioning model is used to simulate the complex kinetics observed in the microdroplets. The model can quantitatively predict the size and compositional changes as the reaction proceeds under different environmental conditions, and provides insights into how microdroplet reactivity is controlled by coupled interfacial reactions and the gas-phase partitioning of PA and water. Importantly, the kinetic model best fits the data when an autocatalytic step is included in the mechanism,

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