Atmospheric Gas-Phase Formation of Methanesulfonic Acid
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Atmospheric Gas-Phase Formation of Methanesulfonic Acid. / Chen, Jing; Lane, Joseph R.; Bates, Kelvin H.; Kjaergaard, Henrik G.
I: Environmental Science and Technology, Bind 57, Nr. 50, 2023, s. 21168−21177.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Atmospheric Gas-Phase Formation of Methanesulfonic Acid
AU - Chen, Jing
AU - Lane, Joseph R.
AU - Bates, Kelvin H.
AU - Kjaergaard, Henrik G.
N1 - Funding Information: This research was supported by research grants from VILLUM FONDEN (VIL50443) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (G-2019-12281). Funding Information: We thank Torsten Berndt and Jonas Elm for the helpful discussions. We thank Jiali Shen and Federico Bianchi for sharing their experimental data. This project was supported by the High-Performance Computing Center at the University of Copenhagen (HPC-UCPH), and the New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI). Publisher Copyright: © 2023 American Chemical Society
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Despite its impact on the climate, the mechanism of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) formation in the oxidation of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) remains unclear. The DMS + OH reaction is known to form methanesulfinic acid (MSIA), methane sulfenic acid (MSEA), the methylthio radical (CH3S), and hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF). Among them, HPMTF reacts further to form SO2 and OCS, while the other three form the CH3SO2 radical. Based on theoretical calculations, we find that the CH3SO2 radical can add O2 to form CH3S(O)2OO, which can react further to form MSA. The branching ratio is highly temperature sensitive, and the MSA yield increases with decreasing temperature. In warmer regions, SO2 is the dominant product of DMS oxidation, while in colder regions, large amounts of MSA can form. Global modeling indicates that the proposed temperature-sensitive MSA formation mechanism leads to a substantial increase in the simulated global atmospheric MSA formation and burden.
AB - Despite its impact on the climate, the mechanism of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) formation in the oxidation of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) remains unclear. The DMS + OH reaction is known to form methanesulfinic acid (MSIA), methane sulfenic acid (MSEA), the methylthio radical (CH3S), and hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF). Among them, HPMTF reacts further to form SO2 and OCS, while the other three form the CH3SO2 radical. Based on theoretical calculations, we find that the CH3SO2 radical can add O2 to form CH3S(O)2OO, which can react further to form MSA. The branching ratio is highly temperature sensitive, and the MSA yield increases with decreasing temperature. In warmer regions, SO2 is the dominant product of DMS oxidation, while in colder regions, large amounts of MSA can form. Global modeling indicates that the proposed temperature-sensitive MSA formation mechanism leads to a substantial increase in the simulated global atmospheric MSA formation and burden.
KW - dimethyl sulfide oxidation
KW - global modeling
KW - mechanism
KW - quantum chemical computation
KW - sulfuric acid
U2 - 10.1021/acs.est.3c07120
DO - 10.1021/acs.est.3c07120
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38051922
AN - SCOPUS:85180102630
VL - 57
SP - 21168−21177
JO - Environmental Science & Technology
JF - Environmental Science & Technology
SN - 0013-936X
IS - 50
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ID: 377818613