Effects of temperature, pH, and ionic strength on the Henry's law constant of triethylamine

Chun Bo Leng, Jason E. Roberts, Guang Zeng, Yun Hong Zhang, Yong Liu*

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Abstract

The Henry's law constants (KH) of triethylamine (TEA) in pure water and in 1-octanol were measured for the temperatures pertinent to the lower troposphere (278-298K) using a bubble column system coupled to a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. The KH values of TEA in water and 1-octanol at 298K are 5.75±0.86molL-1atm-1 and 115.62±5.78molL-1atm-1. The KH values display strong dependence on temperature, pH, and ionic strength. The characteristic times for TEA to establish an equilibrium between gas and droplet with a size of 5.6μm are ∼33s (298K, pH=5.6); ∼8.9×102s (278K, pH=5.6); ∼1.3×103s (298K, pH=4.0); and 3.6×104s (278K, pH=4.0). The evaluation of TEA partitioning between gas phase and condensed phase implies that TEA predominantly resides in rainwater, and TEA loss to organic aerosol is negligible.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3569-3575
Number of pages7
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume42
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 May 2015

Keywords

  • 1-octanol
  • Henry's law constant
  • bubble column system
  • ionic strength effect
  • temperature dependence
  • triethylamine

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