Evaporation of methyl- and dimethyl-substituted malonic, succinic, glutaric and adipic acid particles at ambient temperatures

Abstract: Vapor pressures of five methyl-substituted dicarboxylic acids are inferred from measurements of evaporation rates of sub-micron particles using the TDMA technique at ambient temperatures. Vapor pressures obtained are: , , , , , , . These vapor pressures are compared with available literature data and with vapor pressures of the un-substituted acids. Our results demonstrate that molecular structure is important for solid state vapor pressures of secondary organic aerosol components at ambient conditions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]