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  • Title: Enhanced Rates of Transition-Metal-Ion-Catalyzed Oxidation of S(IV) in Aqueous Aerosols: Insights into Sulfate Aerosol Formation in the Atmosphere.
    Author: Angle KJ, Neal EE, Grassian VH.
    Journal: Environ Sci Technol; 2021 Aug 03; 55(15):10291-10299. PubMed ID: 34279914.
    Abstract:
    The oxidation of S(IV) is a critical step in the fate of sulfur dioxide emissions that determines the amount of sulfate aerosol in the atmosphere. Herein, we measured accelerated S(IV) oxidation rates in micron-sized aqueous aerosols compared to bulk solutions. We have investigated both buffered and unbuffered systems across a range of pH values in the presence of atmospherically relevant transition-metal ions and salts and consistently found the oxidation rate to be accelerated by ca. 1-2 orders of magnitude in the aerosol. This enhancement is greater than can be explained by the enrichment of species in the aerosol compared to the bulk and indicates that surface effects and potentially aerosol pH gradients play important roles in the S(IV) oxidation process in the aqueous aerosol. In addition, our experiments were performed with dissolved S(IV) ions (SO32-/HSO3-), allowing us to demonstrate that acceleration occurs in the condensed phase showing that enhanced sulfate formation is not exclusively due to gas-aerosol partitioning or interfacial SO2 oxidation. Our findings are an important step forward in understanding larger than expected sulfate concentrations observed in the atmosphere and show that inorganic oxidation processes can be accelerated in micron-sized aqueous droplets compared to the bulk solution.
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