Source characterization of biomass burning particles: The combustion of selected European conifers, African hardwood, savanna grass, and German and Indonesian peat

Iinuma, Yoshiteru; Brüggemann, E.; Gnauk, T.; Müller, Konrad; Andreae, Meinrat O.; Helas, G.; Parmar, R. S.; Herrmann, Hartmut

doi:10.1029/2006jd007120

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“…It mainly included biomass burning in nearby farmlands and rural areas and smoke from restaurants and residential kitchens. The direct emission of nitrated phenols from biomass burning was confirmed and determined by several previous studies, with emission factors ranging from 0.4 to 11.1 mg kg −1 (Hoffmann et al, 2007;Iinuma et al, 2007;Wang et al, 2017b).…”

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Observations of fine particulate nitrated phenols in four sites in northern China: concentrations, source apportionment, and secondary formation

Wang

et al. 2018

Atmos. Chem. Phys.

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Abstract. Filter samples of fine particulate matters were collected at four sites in northern China (urban, rural, and mountain) in summer and winter, and the contents of nine nitrated phenols were quantified in the laboratory with the use of ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. During the sampling periods, the concentrations of particulate nitrated phenols exhibited distinct temporal and spatial variation. On average, the total concentration of particulate nitrated phenols in urban Jinan in the wintertime reached 48.4 ng m −3 , and those in the summertime were 9.8, 5.7, 5.9, and 2.5 ng m −3 in urban Jinan, rural Yucheng and Wangdu, and Mt. Tai, respectively. The elevated concentrations of nitrated phenols in wintertime and in urban areas demonstrate the apparent influences of anthropogenic sources. The positive matrix factorization receptor model was then applied to determine the origins of particulate nitrated phenols in northern China. The five major source factors were traffic, coal combustion, biomass burning, secondary formation, and aged coal combustion plume. Among them, coal combustion played a vital role, especially at the urban site in the wintertime, with a contribution of around 55 %. In the summertime, the observed nitrated phenols were highly influenced by aged coal combustion plumes at all of the sampling sites. Meanwhile, in remote areas, contributions from secondary formation were significant. Further correlation analysis indicates that nitrosalicylic acids were produced mostly from secondary formation that was dominated by NO 2 nitration.

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Observations of fine particulate nitrated phenols in four sites in northern China: concentrations, source apportionment, and secondary formation

Wang

et al. 2018

Atmos. Chem. Phys.

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“…Four a/b-pinene oxidation products, including pinonic acid, pinic acid, 3-hydroxyglutaric acid (3-HGA) and 3-methyl-1, 2, 3-butanetricarboxylic acid (MBTCA), were detected in the PM 2.5 samples. Pinonic and pinic acids are produced by the oxidation of a/b-pinene via reactions with O 3 and OH radicals (Hoffmann et al, 1997;Yu et al, 1999;Iinuma et al, 2007). Concentrations of pinic and pinonic acids were similar at Yufa, while the concentrations of pinonic acid were higher than those of pinic acid at PKU.…”

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Anthropogenic and biogenic organic compounds in summertime fine aerosols (PM2.5) in Beijing, China

Yang

Kawamura

Chen

et al. 2016

Atmospheric Environment

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h i g h l i g h t sAnthropogenic and biogenic organic compounds have been studied in PM 2.5 in Beijing. Higher levels of organic species were found in the upwind Yufa than PKU. Biogenic secondary organic carbon accounts for 3.1% of OC at PKU and 5.2% at Yufa. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c tAmbient fine aerosol samples (PM 2.5 ) were collected at an urban site (PKU) in Beijing and its upwind suburban site (Yufa) during the CAREBEIJING-2007 field campaign. Organic molecular compositions of the PM 2.5 samples were studied for seven organic compound classes (sugars, lignin/resin acids, hydroxy-/ polyacids, aromatic acids, biogenic SOA tracers, fatty acids and phthalates) using capillary GC/MS to better understand the characteristics and sources of organic aerosol pollution in Beijing. More than 60 individual organic species were detected in PM 2.5 and were grouped into different compound classes based on their functional groups. Concentrations of total quantified organics at Yufa (469e1410 ng m À3 , average 1050 ng m À3 ) were slightly higher than those at PKU (523e1390 ng m À3 , 900 ng m À3 ). At both sites, phthalates were found as the most abundant compound class. Using a tracer-based method, the contributions of the biogenic secondary organic carbon (SOC) to organic carbon (OC) were 3.1% at PKU and 5.5% at Yufa, among which isoprene-SOC was the dominant contributor. In addition, most of the measured organic compounds were higher at Yufa than those at PKU, indicating a more serious pollution in its upwind region than in urban Beijing.

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“…Nevertheless, anthropogenic emissions, such as wood burning for residential heating, can contribute to the formation of aqSOA, both in urban and rural areas. In fact, water-soluble organic species (WSOC) can account for more than 50% of wood-burning emissions (9)(10)(11). Monosaccharides, dicarboxylic acids, and phenols emitted during wood combustion can act as aqSOA precursors (12)(13)(14)(15).…”

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Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions

Gilardoni

Massoli

Paglione

et al. 2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The mechanisms leading to the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) are an important subject of ongoing research for both air quality and climate. Recent laboratory experiments suggest that reactions taking place in the atmospheric liquid phase represent a potentially significant source of SOA mass. Here, we report direct ambient observations of SOA mass formation from processing of biomass-burning emissions in the aqueous phase. Aqueous SOA (aqSOA) formation is observed both in fog water and in wet aerosol. The aqSOA from biomass burning contributes to the "brown" carbon (BrC) budget and exhibits light absorption wavelength dependence close to the upper bound of the values observed in laboratory experiments for fresh and processed biomass-burning emissions. We estimate that the aqSOA from residential wood combustion can account for up to 0.1-0.5 Tg of organic aerosol (OA) per y in Europe, equivalent to 4-20% of the total OA emissions. Our findings highlight the importance of aqSOA from anthropogenic emissions on air quality and climate.particulate matter | air quality | secondary organic aerosol | biomass burning | aqueous processing

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Source characterization of biomass burning particles: The combustion of selected European conifers, African hardwood, savanna grass, and German and Indonesian peat

Cited by 320 publications

References 83 publications

Observations of fine particulate nitrated phenols in four sites in northern China: concentrations, source apportionment, and secondary formation

Observations of fine particulate nitrated phenols in four sites in northern China: concentrations, source apportionment, and secondary formation

Anthropogenic and biogenic organic compounds in summertime fine aerosols (PM2.5) in Beijing, China

Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions

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