Applications of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry in Studies of Brown Carbon |
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Authors: | Hong-Xing JIANG Jun LI Jiao TANG Yang-Zhi MO Gan ZHANG |
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Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China |
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Abstract: | Brown carbon is a hotspot in the field of atmospheric carbonaceous aerosol research. It has significant influence on regional radiative forcing and exerts climatic effects due to its apparent absorbance in the near ultraviolet-visible region. Brown carbon is mainly derived from incomplete combustion of biomass or coal, as well as secondary sources, such as a series of atmospheric photochemical reactions from volatile organic compounds. Although the composition of brown carbon is complex, high-resolution mass spectrometry, with its ultra-high mass resolution and precision, enables elucidation of the characteristics of the organic components of brown carbon at the molecular level. Here, high-resolution mass spectrometry combined with traditional analytical methods was used for the study of brown carbon. The development of high-resolution mass spectrometry for brown carbon separation is reviewed, as well as compositional analysis, source apportionment, and formation mechanism of brown carbon based on high-resolution data. In addition, the issues and prospects for the application of high-resolution mass spectrometry to evaluate brown carbon are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Brown carbon High-resolution mass spectrometry Light absorption Components Biomass burning: secondary organic aerosols Review |
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