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Title: 1-octanol-water partitioning as a classifier of water soluble organic matters: Implication for solubility distribution
Authors: Kuwata, Mikinori
Lee, Wen-Chien
Keywords: Biogeochemistry
Biological materials
Issue Date: 2017
Source: Kuwata, M., & Lee, W. -C. (2017). 1-octanol-water partitioning as a classifier of water soluble organic matters: Implication for solubility distribution. Aerosol Science and Technology, 51(5), 602-613.
Series/Report no.: Aerosol Science and Technology
Abstract: Water-soluble organic matters (WSOMs) play an important role in determining magnitudes of climatic and environmental impacts of organic aerosol particles because of their contributions to hygroscopic growth and cloud formation. These processes are dependent on water solubility as well as distribution of this property in a particle, yet no method has been available to quantify such characteristics. In this study, we developed a theoretical framework to classify WSOM by 1-octanol-water partitioning that has a strong correlation with water solubility. 1-octanol-water partitioning coefficient also has a strong correlation with a traditional solid phase extraction method, facilitating interpretation of data from the technique. The theoretical analysis demonstrated that the distributions of WSOM classified by 1-octanol-water partitioning depend on (1) the volume ratio of 1-octanol and aqueous phases, and (2) extraction steps. The method was tested by using organic aerosol particles generated by smoldering of a mosquito coil, which serves as a surrogate for biomass burning particles. The WSOM extracted from the mosquito coil burning particles was classified by 1-octanol-water partitioning at different volume ratios. These solutions, including both the 1-octanol and aqueous phases, were nebulized to generate particles for measurements using an online aerosol mass spectrometer. The mass spectra indicated that highly oxygenated species tend to be highly soluble, while high molecular weight compounds are less soluble. Linear combinations of these mass spectra allowed the estimation of the mass fractions of WSOM partitioned to 1-octanol and aqueous phases, thereby facilitating the evaluation of the mass fractions of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) active materials.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83347
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42536
ISSN: 0278-6826
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2017.1283004
Schools: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences 
Research Centres: Earth Observatory of Singapore 
Rights: © 2017 American Association for Aerosol Research. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in Aerosol Science and Technology, published by Taylor and Francis on behalf of American Association for Aerosol Research. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document.  The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2017.1283004].
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