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Enrichment factors of perfluoroalkyl oxoanions at the air/water interface

Psyllaki Eleftheria, Cheng Jie , Colussi A. J. , Hoffmann Michael R.

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/8877E400-78CB-46B9-B12C-A2EDC7410325-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1021/jp902795m-
Identifierhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp902795m-
Languageen-
Extent4 pagesen
Extent4 σελίδεςel
TitleEnrichment factors of perfluoroalkyl oxoanions at the air/water interfaceen
CreatorPsyllaki Eleftheriaen
CreatorΨυλλακη Ελευθεριαel
CreatorCheng Jie en
CreatorColussi A. J. en
CreatorHoffmann Michael R. en
PublisherACSen
PublisherAmerican Chemical Societyen
Content SummaryThe refractory, water-bound perfluoro-n-alkyl carboxylate F(CF2)nCO2 - and sulfonate F(CF2)nSO3 - surfactant anions reach remote locations by mechanisms that are not well understood. Here we report experiments in which the relative concentrations of these anions on the surface of microdroplets produced by nebulizing their aqueous solutions are measured via electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Enrichment factors f (relative to Br-: f(Br-) ≡ 1) increase with n, asymptotically reaching f[F(CF2)nSO3 -] ∼ 2 f[F(CF2)nCO2 -] ∼ 200 f(Br-) values above n ∼ 8. The larger f values for F(CF2)nSO3 - over their F(CF2)nCO2 - congeners are consistent with a closer approach of the bulkier, less hydrated -SO3 - headgroup to the air/water interface. A hyperbolic, rather than the predicted linear log f[F(CF2)nCO2 -] vs n dependence suggests the onset of conformational restrictions to interfacial enrichment above n ∼ 4. Marine aerosols produced from contaminated ocean surface waters are therefore expected to be highly enriched in F(CF2)nCO2 -/F(CF2)nSO3 - species.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-09-24-
Date of Publication2009-
SubjectPerfluoroalkyl oxoanionsen
Bibliographic CitationE. Psillakis, J. Cheng, M. R. Hoffmann and A. Colussi , "Enrichment factors of perfluoroalkyl oxoanions at the air/water interface," J. of Physic. Chem. A, vol. 113, no. 31, pp. 8826-8829, May 2009. doi: 10.1021/jp902795men

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