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Identification of chemical states of acidic atmospheric aerosols and sensitivity analysis of rainwater acidification by microscopic model

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09680506
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Environmental dynamic analysis
Research InstitutionHYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TOHNO Susumu  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Energy Science, Associate Professor, エネルギー科学研究科, 助教授 (80135607)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMAMOTO Kouhei  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Energy Science, Research Associate, エネルギー科学研究科, 助手 (10263154)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1998
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
KeywordsAcid rain / Atmospheric aerosols / washout / acidic gas / X-ray absorption spectrometry / thin film method / synchrotron radiation
Research Abstract

Mixing thin film was prepared on a Nuclepore filter by dual vacuum deposition of barium chloride and nitron in order to detect the mixing states of sulfate and nitrate in individual aerosol particles. Applicability was examined using sulfate and/or nitrate particles generated by a nebulizer. The mixing thin film method was applied to detect the mixing states of atmospheric aerosols collected by Andersen samplers at Uji in summer and winter seasons. In winter, internally mixed sulfate-nitrate particles were not detected, while internally mixed particles were found to be a few percent in number concentration to the total particles collected on each stages of the sampler in summer.
We have applied the depth selective XAFS spectrometry using SR to determine the chemical states of sulfur and silicon in atmospheric aerosols sampled at Uji and Sakurajima. X-ray fluorescence yield (XFY) and total electron yield (TEY) was measured simultaneously. Most of aerosol samples showed only S^<6+> peak a … More nd no other peaks were detected except one sample collected at Sakurajima, which indicated that the particles consist of S^<6+> sulfur atoms (sulfate) and their surfaces contain both S^<6+> and S^<2-> chemical species. X-ray absorption spectra of atmospheric aerosols sampled at Sakurajima showed two peaks. One is for Si^<4+> and the other lies between Si^<4+> and SiO.The former peak comes from SiO_2 and the latter one is considered to be attributable to chemical shift in the Si K-edge of silicate minerals.
One-dimensional and time-variant model was presented for simulating below-cloud scavenging of gaseous and particulate matters. The model includes size distribution of raindrops, gas absorption, particle capture and aqueous chemical reactions in rainwater. We analyzed quantitatively the effects of below-cloud acidification on precipitation chemistry at ground level. Contribution of aerosols to sulfate and nitrate concentrations in rainwater was extremely small in our calculation conditions. Simulation results of S(VI) and Ca_2^+ concentrations (C) in rain at ground level indicated that C/r-dependence (relation between C and raindrop radius) was different after long precipitation times. The difference can be explained by the fact that Ca_2^+ in rain attributes from the scavenging of coarse calcium particles, while aqueous-phase oxidation of SO_2 is the major contribution to S(VI) in rainwater. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1998 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1997 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

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All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] S., Tohno: "Application of X-ray Absorption Fine Structure(XAFS)Spectrometry to Identify the Chemical States of Atmospheric Aerosols" Journal of Aerosol Science. 29. S235-S236 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 東野, 達: "二元同時蒸着混合薄膜を用いた個別エアロゾル粒子中の硫酸塩および硝酸塩混合状態の同定" エアロゾル研究. 13. 230-236 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S., Tohno: "Numerical simulation of below-cloud scavenging of gaseous and particulate matters" Journal of Aerosol Science. 28. S455-S456 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Tohno: "Application of X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) Spectrometry to Identify the Chemical States of Atmospheric Aerosols" Journal of Aerosol Science. 29. S235-S236 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Tohno: "Identification of mixing state of sulfate and nitrate ions in individual aerosol particles using a mixing thin film created by dual simultaneous vacuum deposition" Earozoru Kenkyu (J.Aerosol Res., Jpn.). 13. 230-236 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] S.Tohno: "Numerical simulation of below-cloud scavenging of gaseous and particulate matters" Journal of Aerosol Science. 28. S455-S456 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1998 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] J.Kawai: "Comparison between X-ray Photoelectron and X-ray Absorption Spectra of an Environmental Aerosol Sample Measured by Synchrotron Radiation" Spectrochmica Acta B. (in press). (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Tohno: "Application of X-ray Absorption Fine Structute (XAFS) Spectrometry to Identify the Chemical States of Atmospheric Aerosols" Journal of Aerosol Science. 29・S1. S235-S236 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 茶谷 聡: "PIXE法を応用した大気エアロゾル粒子の特性化" エアロゾル研究. 13・4. 354-360 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 東野 達: "二元同時蒸着混合薄膜を用いた個別エアロゾル粒子中の硫酸塩および硝酸塩混合状態の同定" エアロゾル研究. 13・3. 230-236 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] S.Tohno: "Numerical simulation of below-cloud scavenging of gaseous and particulate matters" Journal of Aerosol Science. 28・S1. S455-S456 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] J.Kawai: "Comparison between X-ray absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies for an environmental aerosol sample" Photon Factory Activity Report 1996. 14. 265 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1997 Annual Research Report

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