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Impact of surfactant interactions on fate of marine aerosols: NO3-initiated oxidation of cerebroside/fatty acid mixtures studied by NR/IRRAS

Abstract: Mixed films of palmitic acid (PA) and galactocerebrosides (GCB) –a proxy for marine aerosol– exhibit attractive interactions due to H-bonding of galactose and carbonyl head groups. We will expose these films to nitrate radicals (NO3) to investigate the impact of atmospheric ageing on surface interactions and ordering. We will harvest the recently developed capability of INTER to simultaneously study deuterated surfactants by NR and obtain information about hydrogenated co-surfactants (as well as the deuterated surfactant) by IRRAS. We will study the oxidation of PA/GCB mixtures (with and without added Ca2+) and then –in an exploratory study– replace PA by its unsaturated analogue palmitoleic acid (POA). We will thus be able to quantify the impact of H-bonding/Ca2+ on the oxidation kinetics and on the material left at the interface, key for the aerosol droplet's fate and cloud formation.

Principal Investigator: Professor Christian Pfrang
Experimenter: Mr Ben Woden
Experimenter: Dr Maxmilian Skoda
Experimenter: Mr Matthew Hagreen

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1610500

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1610500

Part DOI Instrument Public release date Download Link
10.5286/ISIS.E.81735476 INTER 23 July 2019 Download

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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