The chemistry of environmental interfaces such as oxide and carbonate surfaces under ambient conditions of temperature and relative humidity is of great interest from many perspectives including heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry. Adsorbed water plays an important role in the reaction chemistry of oxide and carbonate surfaces with trace atmospheric gases. The focus of this talk is on the multi-faceted roles of adsorbed water can play in the chemistry of environmental interfaces in the atmosphere.  These reactions are complex and the role of adsorbed water is found to depend on the details of the reaction mechanism and the coverage of water on the surface as will be discussed through several examples including the surface chemistry of organic acids.

Role(s) of adsorbed water in the surface chemistry of environmental interfaces in the atmosphere

248th National Meeting (2014)

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