Photoenhanced uptake of NO 2 on mineral dust: Laboratory experiments and model simulations

Mineral dust contains material such as TiO 2 that is well known to have photocatalytic activity. In this laboratory study, mixed TiO 2 ‐SiO 2 , Saharan dust and Arizona Test Dust were exposed to NO 2 in a coated wall flow tube reactor. While uptake in the dark was negligible, photoenhanced uptake of...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters 2008-03, Vol.35 (5)
Main Authors: Ndour, Marieme, D'Anna, Barbara, George, Christian, Ka, Oumar, Balkanski, Yves, Kleffmann, Jörg, Stemmler, Konrad, Ammann, Markus
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Language:English
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Summary:Mineral dust contains material such as TiO 2 that is well known to have photocatalytic activity. In this laboratory study, mixed TiO 2 ‐SiO 2 , Saharan dust and Arizona Test Dust were exposed to NO 2 in a coated wall flow tube reactor. While uptake in the dark was negligible, photoenhanced uptake of NO 2 was observed on all samples. For the mixed TiO 2 ‐SiO 2 , the uptake coefficients increased with increasing TiO 2 mass fraction, with BET uptake coefficients ranging from 0.12 to 1.9 × 10 −6 . HONO was observed from all samples, with varying yields, e.g., 80% for Saharan dust. Three‐dimensional modeling indicates that photochemistry of dust may reduce the NO 2 level up to 37% and ozone up to 5% during a dust event in the free troposphere.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2007GL032006