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Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 10, 5717-5749, 2010
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Solid state and sub-cooled liquid vapour pressures of substituted dicarboxylic acids using Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometry (KEMS) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry
1School of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, UK
2School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, UK
Abstract. Solid state vapour pressures of a selection of substituted dicarboxylic acids have been measured using Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometry (KEMS). Enthalpies of fusion and melting points obtained using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) were used to obtain sub-cooled liquid vapour pressures. They have been compared to estimation methods used on the E-AIM website. These methods are shown to poorly represent -OH groups in combination with COOH groups. Partitioning calculations have been performed to illustrate the impact of the different estimation methods on organic aerosol mass compared to the use of experimental data.
Citation: Booth, A. M., Barley, M. H., Topping, D. O., McFiggans, G., and Garforth, A.: Solid state and sub-cooled liquid vapour pressures of substituted dicarboxylic acids using Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometry (KEMS) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 10, 5717-5749, doi:10.5194/acpd-10-5717-2010, 2010.