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MAX-DOAS measurements and vertical profiles of glyoxal and formaldehyde in Madrid, Spain
摘要： Glyoxal (CHOCHO) and formaldehyde (HCHO) are organic trace gases that play an important role in tropospheric chemistry as oxidation products of a number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this study, we report year-round daytime measurements of glyoxal and formaldehyde in the urban atmosphere of Madrid, Spain. Their vertical concentration profiles were retrieved using the Multi AXis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) technique and a Radiative Transfer Model (RTM) that simulates solar photon paths through the atmosphere. The diurnal variations of HCHO show two distinct peaks during the day, in the early morning and late afternoon in spring and summer, while the second peak is shifted towards noon in autumn and winter, due to lower photolysis rates and more effective boundary layer accumulation of HCHO in those seasons. The HCHO surface mixing ratios range from 6 ppbv to 27 ppbv in spring-summer and from 10 ppbv to 30 ppbv in autumn-winter. Monthly hourly-averaged glyoxal surface mixing ratios in the early morning show higher values during winter, 2 ppbv, than in summer, 0.7 ppbv. We also evaluated the ratio between glyoxal and formaldehyde (RGF) surface mixing ratios, as an indicator of the nature of VOCs precursors. The RGF was also correlated with the measured NO2 -which represents a direct signal of anthropogenic emissions- along with the VOCs emission inventories in Madrid. The RGF results yielded higher ratios in spring, 0.1 - 0.13, than in winter and autumn (in the range of 0.02 to 0.07) when NO2 levels were higher.
关键词： volatile organic compounds,formaldehyde,glyoxal,MAX-DOAS,air quality
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Modulating chain conformations of polyvinyl alcohol through low cost and nontoxic glyoxal crosslinker: Application in high performance organic transistors
摘要： High leakage current and presence of numerous polar hydroxyl groups have often appeared as severe performance obstacles for polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on its application in organic ?eld e?ect transistor devices. Herein, we report a facile, yet e?cient functionalization and chain structure modi?cation technique to enhance its e?cacy as a gate insulating layer. In this work, we have used glyoxal as a cross-linking agent of PVA to modulate its chain conformation and performed a detailed analysis to explore the role of glyoxal crosslinking on the electrical and structural properties of PVA. Applying various amount of glyoxal solution we have properly optimized the dose of the crosslinker to be used in the crosslinking reaction so that minimum amount of leakage can be achieved. Substantial improvement in the insulation properties as well as surface characteristics was observed after the structural modi?cation of the polymer. Correspondingly, organic FETs were fabricated using crosslinked PVA to gauge the e?ect of crosslinking on the device performance of the transistors. Post-crosslinking improvements in the polymer bulk and surface characteristics were clearly emulated in the device performance parameters. Field-e?ect mobility as high as 5.4 cm2/V-s and 1.7 cm2/V-s were achieved employing crosslinked PVA as gate dielectric layer in Dinaphtho[2,3-b:2′,3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT) and pentacene based devices, respectively. Thus, our study illustrates the viability of crosslinking PVA using glyoxal and hence, can catalyze the limited use of PVA in electronic applications.
关键词： Crosslinking,Organic ?eld e?ect transistor,Gate dielectric,Polyvinyl alcohol,Glyoxal
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Fluorometric determination of hydroquinone by using blue emitting N/S/P-codoped carbon dots
摘要： N/S/P-codoped carbon dots (CDs) are shown to be a viable fluorescent probe in a turn-off-on fluorometric assay for hydroquinone (HQ). The preparation of CDs was carried out using a one-step hydrothermal reaction starting with glyoxal and isocarbophos. The method is based on the formation of ground state complexes between CD and Fe(III) which leads to quenching of blue fluorescence (with excitation/emission peaks at 363/448 nm). On addition of HQ, it will be oxidized by Fe(III) upon which fluorescence recovers. This turn-off-on system can be utilized to quantify HQ. A linear relationship exists between fluorescence recovery and HQ concentration in range between 0.56 and 375 μM. The limit of detection is 0.16 μM. The assay was successfully applied to the determination of HQ in spiked water samples and developer samples.
关键词： Developer samples,Blue emission,1,4-dihydroxybenzene,Glyoxal,Fluorescence turn-off-on system,Heteroatoms,Carbon dots,Water samples,Hydrothermal reaction,Fe(III)
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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An improved glyoxal retrieval from OMI measurements
摘要： Satellite observations from the SCIAMACHY, GOME-2 and OMI spectrometers have been used to retrieve atmospheric columns of glyoxal (CHOCHO) with the DOAS method. High CHOCHO levels were found over regions with large biogenic and pyrogenic emissions, and hot-spots have been identified over areas of anthropogenic activities. This study focuses on the development of an improved retrieval for CHOCHO from measurements by the OMI instrument. From sensitivity tests, a fitting window and a polynomial degree are determined. Two different approaches to reduce the interference of liquid water absorption over oceanic regions are evaluated, achieving significant reduction of the number of negative columns over clear water regions. The impact of using different absorption cross-sections for water vapour is evaluated and only small differences are found. Finally, a high-temperature (boundary layer ambient: 294 K) absorption cross-section of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is introduced in the DOAS retrieval to account for potential interferences of NO2 over regions with large anthropogenic emissions, leading to improved fit quality over these areas. A comparison with vertical CHOCHO columns retrieved from GOME-2 and SCIAMACHY measurements over continental regions is performed, showing overall good consistency. However, SCIAMACHY CHOCHO columns are systematically higher than those obtained from the other instruments. Using the new OMI CHOCHO data set, the link between fires and glyoxal columns is investigated for two selected regions in Africa. In addition, mapped averages are computed for a fire event in Russia between mid-July and mid-August 2010. In both cases, enhanced CHOCHO levels are found in close spatial and temporal proximity to elevated levels of MODIS fire radiative power, demonstrating that pyrogenic emissions can be clearly identified in the new OMI CHOCHO product.
关键词： anthropogenic activities,biogenic emissions,OMI,pyrogenic emissions,glyoxal,retrieval,satellite observations,DOAS
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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A broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectrometer for aircraft measurements of glyoxal, methylglyoxal, nitrous acid, nitrogen dioxide, and water vapor
摘要： We describe a two-channel broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectrometer (BBCEAS) for aircraft measurements of glyoxal (CHOCHO), methylglyoxal (CH3COCHO), nitrous acid (HONO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and water (H2O). The instrument spans 361–389 and 438–468 nm, using two light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a single grating spectrometer with a charge-coupled device (CCD) detector. Robust performance is achieved using a custom optical mounting system, high-power LEDs with electronic on/off modulation, high-reflectivity cavity mirrors, and materials that minimize analyte surface losses. We have successfully deployed this instrument during two aircraft and two ground-based field campaigns to date. The demonstrated precision (2σ) for retrievals of CHOCHO, HONO and NO2 are 34, 350, and 80 parts per trillion (pptv) in 5 s. The accuracy is 5.8, 9.0, and 5.0 %, limited mainly by the available absorption cross sections.
关键词： broadband cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy,water vapor,nitrous acid,methylglyoxal,aircraft measurements,glyoxal,nitrogen dioxide
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46