title: The role of long-lived reactive oxygen intermediates in the reaction of ozone with aerosol particles.
abstract: The heterogeneous reactions of O₃ with aerosol particles are of central importance to air quality. They are studied extensively, but the molecular mechanisms and kinetics remain unresolved. Based on new experimental data and calculations, we show that long-lived reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs) are formed. The chemical lifetime of these intermediates exceeds 100 seconds, which is much longer than the surface residence time of molecular O₃ (~10⁻⁹ s). The ROIs explain and resolve apparent discrepancies between earlier quantum mechanical calculations and kinetic experiments. They play a key role in the chemical transformation and adverse health effects of toxic and allergenic air-particulate matter, such as soot, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and proteins. ROIs may also be involved in the decomposition of O₃ on mineral dust and in the formation and growth of secondary organic aerosols. Moreover, ROIs may contribute to the coupling of atmospheric and biospheric multiphase processes.
authors: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Department of Biogeochemistry, PO Box 3060, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
authors: Manabu
authors: M
authors: Shiraiwa
authors: Yulia
authors: Y
authors: Sosedova
authors: Aurélie
authors: A
authors: Rouvière
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Yang
authors: Yingyi
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Jonathan P D
authors: JP
authors: Abbatt
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Ammann
authors: Ulrich
authors: U
authors: Pöschl
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000737:chemistry*; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000737:chemistry; D004391:Dust; D007700:Kinetics; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010126:Ozone / Q000737:chemistry*; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000737:chemistry*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000737:chemistry*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry; D053260:Soot / Q000737:chemistry; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D004391:Dust; D008903:Minerals; D052638:Particulate Matter; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D012709:Serum Albumin; D053260:Soot; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D010126:Ozone; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen