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Huff Hartz Research Group. What are aerosol yields from a precursor mixture that reflects the complexity of atmospheric emissions? Do the aerosol yields in smog chamber experiments mimic those found in the atmosphere? What are the oxidation products of biogenic precursor mixtures?
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Huff Hartz Research Group • What are aerosol yields from a precursor mixture that reflects the complexity of atmospheric emissions? • Do the aerosol yields in smog chamber experiments mimic those found in the atmosphere? • What are the oxidation products of biogenic precursor mixtures? • Our approach: essential oils
SIUC Environmental Chamber Air Filtration System Headspace SPME Ozone Monitor Injection Port FilterSamples 5 m3 Teflon Chamber Ozone Generator IS Solid-Phase Microextraction a-pinene SOA extract Ion trap GCMS IS blank Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer
SOA from Siberian Fir Needle Oil a-pinene bornyl acetate camphene 3-carene limonene terpinolene b-pinene a-terpineol borneol bornyl acetate camphene b-caryophyllene 3-carene a-pinene borneol limonene Total Ion Count humulene terpinolene b-pinene a-terpineol Yield = 0.42 borneol C15H24 If we apply the two- component model of Presto et al.: Yield = 0.32 Time, min.