Photochemistry of Atmospheric Dust: Ozone Decomposition on Illuminated Titanium Dioxide.
In: Environmental Science & Technology, Jg. 43 (2009-10-01), Heft 19, S. 7437-7442
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The ozone decomposition onto mineral surfaces prepared with traces of solid TiO2 in a matrix of SiO2 in order to mimic mineral dust particles has been investigated using a coated- wall flow-tube system at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The ozone uptake coefficients were measured both under dark conditions and irradiation using near UV-light. While uptake in the dark was negligible, a large photoenhanced ozone uptake was observed. For TiO2/SiO2 mixtures under irradiation, the uptake coefficients increased with increasing TiO2 mass fraction (from 1 to 3 wt %), and the corresponding uptake coefficient based on the geometric surfaces ranged from 3 × 10-5 to 3 × 10-5. The uptake kinetics was also observed to increase with decreasing ozone concentration between 290 and 50 ppbv. Relative humidity influenced the ozone uptake on the film, and a reduced ozone loss was observed for relative humidity above 30%. The experimental results suggest that under atmospherically relevant conditions the photo-chemistry of dust can represent an important sink of ozone inside the dust plume. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Photochemistry of Atmospheric Dust: Ozone Decomposition on Illuminated Titanium Dioxide.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | NICOLAS, MÉLANIE ; NDOUR, MARIEME ; KA, OUMAR ; D'ANNA, BARBARA ; GEORGE, CHRISTIAN |
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Zeitschrift: | Environmental Science & Technology, Jg. 43 (2009-10-01), Heft 19, S. 7437-7442 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2009 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0013-936X (print) |
DOI: | 10.1021/es901569d |
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