Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Potential from Vehicular Non-tailpipe Emissions under Real-World Driving Conditions

Traffic emissions are a dominant source of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in urban environments. Though tailpipe exhaust has drawn extensive attention, the impact of non-tailpipe emissions on atmospheric SOA has not been well studied. Here, a closure study was performed combining urban tunnel experiments and dynamometer tests using an oxidation flow reactor in situ photo-oxidation. Results show a significant gap between field and laboratory research; the average SOA formation potential from real-world fleet is 639 ± 156 mg kg fuel-1, higher than the reconstructed result (188 mg kg fuel-1) based on dynamometer tests coupled with fleet composition inside the tunnel. Considering the minimal variation of SOA/CO in emission standards, we also reconstruct CO and find the critical role of high-emitting events in the real-world SOA burden. Different profiles of organic gases are detected inside the tunnel than tailpipe exhaust, such as more abundant C6-C9 aromatics, C11-C16 species, and benzothiazoles, denoting contributions from non-tailpipe emissions to SOA formation. Using these surrogate chemical compounds, we roughly estimate that high-emitting, evaporative emission, and asphalt-related and tire sublimation share 14, 20, and 10% of the SOA budget, respectively, partially explaining the gap between field and laboratory research. These experimental results highlight the importance of non-tailpipe emissions to atmospheric SOA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Environmental science & technology - 58(2024), 12 vom: 26. März, Seite 5419-5429

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Jinsheng [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Jianfei [VerfasserIn]
Song, Ainan [VerfasserIn]
Du, Zhuofei [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jiliang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yicheng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Song, Kai [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Song [VerfasserIn]
Collins, Don [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Hongjun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aerosols
Air Pollutants
IVOCs
Journal Article
Non-exhaust
Non-tailpipe emissions
OFR
SOA
Tunnel measurement
Vehicle Emissions

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.est.3c06475

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36880884X