Influence Factors on Photochemical Production of Methyl Iodide in Seawater

Abstract

Methyl iodide (CH ₃I) is an important trace greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and an ozone-depleting substance. The influence of different environmental factors, such as the duration of illumination; the strength of illumination; the concentrations of humic acid, ferric ion (Fe ³⁺), and iodide ion (I ⁻); and pH, on the photochemical production of CH ₃I in artificial seawater (ASW) were tested by simulated solar irradiation. In addition, Yangtze River Estuary waters from inshore to offshore were used to explore the relationship between the photochemical production of CH ₃I and different sources of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in natural seawater (NSW). The results revealed that higher concentrations of humic acid and I ⁻, as well as higher strengths of illumination and longer illumination durations, promoted the photochemical formation of CH ₃I in ASW. The addition of Fe ³⁺ accelerated the photochemical production of CH ₃I, but high concentrations of Fe ³⁺ inhibited the formation of CH ₃I. Experiments on NSW obtained from the Yangtze River estuary spiked when concentrations of DOM were high, confirming that DOM plays an important role in facilitating the photochemical production of CH ₃I within the Yangtze River Estuary. The photochemical production of CH ₃I in the seawater was significantly higher under light conditions relative to dark conditions, indicating that illumination accelerated the production of CH ₃I.

Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): JOUC

Title: Journal of Ocean University of China

Publisher: Science Press and Springer (China )

ISSN (Electronic): 1672-5182

Publication date (Electronic): 15 November 2020

Publication date (Print): 01 December 2020

Volume: 19

Issue: 6

Pages: 1353-1361

Affiliations

¹Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

²Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China

³Institute of Marine Chemistry, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

Author notes

*Corresponding author: HE Zhen, E-mail: zhenhe@ 123456ouc.edu.cn

Article

Publisher ID: s11802-020-4463-8

DOI: 10.1007/s11802-020-4463-8

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