[HTML][HTML] Particulate nitrate photolysis in the atmosphere

M Gen, Z Liang, R Zhang, BRG Mabato… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiphase and heterogeneous photochemistry is an emerging component of atmospheric
and air pollution research. It is primarily driven by reactions of photochemically produced …

[HTML][HTML] Opinion: Atmospheric multiphase chemistry–past, present, and future

JPD Abbatt, AR Ravishankara - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Multiphase chemistry occurs between chemicals in different atmospheric phases, typically
involving gas–solid and gas–liquid interactions. The importance of atmospheric multiphase …

Using the black carbon particle mixing state to characterize the lifecycle of biomass burning aerosols

AJ Sedlacek III, ER Lewis, TB Onasch… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The lifecycle of black carbon (BC)-containing particles from biomass burns is examined
using aircraft and surface observations of the BC mixing state for plume ages from∼ 15 min …

Rate of atmospheric brown carbon whitening governed by environmental conditions

EG Schnitzler, NGA Gerrebos… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA) in the atmosphere contains many compounds that
absorb solar radiation, called brown carbon (BrC). While BBOA is in the atmosphere, BrC …

New insights into the brown carbon chromophores and formation pathways for aqueous reactions of α-dicarbonyls with amines and ammonium

L Yang, RJ Huang, J Shen, T Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aqueous-phase reactions of α-dicarbonyls with ammonium or amines have been identified
as important sources of secondary brown carbon (BrC). However, the identities of most …

Molecular analysis of secondary brown carbon produced from the photooxidation of naphthalene

K Siemens, A Morales, Q He, C Li… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
We investigate the chemical composition of organic light-absorbing components, also
known as brown carbon (BrC) chromophores, formed in a proxy of anthropogenic secondary …

Nitrogen-containing compounds enhance light absorption of aromatic-derived brown carbon

Z Yang, NT Tsona, C George, L Du - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The formation of secondary brown carbon (BrC) is chemically complex, leading to an
unclear relationship between its molecular composition and optical properties. Here, we …

Dynamic wood smoke aerosol toxicity during oxidative atmospheric aging

S Wang, PJ Gallimore, C Liu-Kang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wildfires are a major source of biomass burning aerosol to the atmosphere, with their
incidence and intensity expected to increase in a warmer future climate. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Two-year-long high-time-resolution apportionment of primary and secondary carbonaceous aerosols in the Los Angeles Basin using an advanced total …

M Ivančič, A Gregorič, G Lavrič, B Alföldy, I Ježek… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, carbonaceous aerosols (CA) have been recognized as a significant
contributor to the concentration of particles smaller than 2.5 μm (ie, PM 2.5), with a negative …

Connecting the light absorption of atmospheric organic aerosols with oxidation state and polarity

X Jiang, D Liu, Q Li, P Tian, Y Wu, S Li… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The light-absorbing organic aerosol (OA) constitutes an important fraction of absorbing
components, counteracting major cooling effect of aerosols to climate. The mechanisms in …