Design and characterization of a new oxidation flow reactor for laboratory and long-term ambient studies

Xu, Ningjin; Collins, Don R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2891-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2891-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2891-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

Research article

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13 Apr 2021

Research article |

| 13 Apr 2021

Design and characterization of a new oxidation flow reactor for laboratory and long-term ambient studies

Ningjin Xu and Don R. Collins

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Don Collins, 24 Jan 2021
RC2: 'Comments on PFA reactor', Anonymous Referee #3, 28 Nov 2020
- AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Don Collins, 24 Jan 2021
RC3: 'review of Xu and Collins', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC3', Don Collins, 24 Jan 2021
EC1: 'Editor's Comments', Mingjin Tang, 07 Jan 2021
- AC4: 'Reply on EC1', Don Collins, 24 Jan 2021

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Don Collins on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2021) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (28 Jan 2021) by Mingjin Tang

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Feb 2021)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (08 Feb 2021)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Feb 2021) by Mingjin Tang

AR by Don Collins on behalf of the Authors (19 Feb 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (19 Feb 2021) by Mingjin Tang

Short summary

Oxidation flow reactors (OFRs) are frequently used to study atmospheric chemistry and aerosol formation by accelerating by up to 10 000 times the reactions that can take hours, days, or even weeks in the atmosphere. Here we present the design and evaluation of a new all-Teflon OFR. The computational, laboratory, and field use data we present demonstrate that the PFA OFR is suitable for a range of applications, including the study of rapidly changing ambient concentrations.