Recent advances in understanding secondary organic aerosol: Implications for global climate forcing

M Shrivastava, CD Cappa, J Fan… - Reviews of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic emissions and land use changes have modified atmospheric aerosol
concentrations and size distributions over time. Understanding preindustrial conditions and …

Review of urban secondary organic aerosol formation from gasoline and diesel motor vehicle emissions

DR Gentner, SH Jathar, TD Gordon… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is formed from the atmospheric oxidation of gas-phase
organic compounds leading to the formation of particle mass. Gasoline-and diesel-powered …

Model evaluation of secondary chemistry due to disinfection of indoor air with germicidal ultraviolet lamps

Z Peng, SL Miller, JL Jimenez - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Air disinfection using germicidal ultraviolet light (GUV) has received increasing attention
during the COVID-19 pandemic. GUV uses UVC lamps to inactivate microorganisms, but it …

Secondary organic aerosol production from local emissions dominates the organic aerosol budget over Seoul, South Korea, during KORUS-AQ

BA Nault, P Campuzano-Jost, DA Day… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic aerosol (OA) is an important fraction of submicron aerosols. However, it is
challenging to predict and attribute the specific organic compounds and sources that lead to …

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 …

Atmospheric photooxidation diminishes light absorption by primary brown carbon aerosol from biomass burning

BJ Sumlin, A Pandey, MJ Walker… - … & Technology Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Light-absorbing organic aerosols, optically defined as brown carbon (BrC), have been
shown to strongly absorb short visible solar wavelengths and significantly impact Earth's …

Radical chemistry in oxidation flow reactors for atmospheric chemistry research

Z Peng, JL Jimenez - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Environmental chambers have been playing a vital role in atmospheric chemistry research
for seven decades. In last decade, oxidation flow reactors (OFR) have emerged as a …

Real-time measurements of secondary organic aerosol formation and aging from ambient air in an oxidation flow reactor in the Los Angeles area

AM Ortega, PL Hayes, Z Peng, BB Palm… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Field studies in polluted areas over the last decade have observed large formation of
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) that is often poorly captured by models. The study of SOA …

Dynamic changes in optical and chemical properties of tar ball aerosols by atmospheric photochemical aging

C Li, Q He, J Schade, J Passig… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Following wood pyrolysis, tar ball aerosols were laboratory generated from wood tar
separated into polar and nonpolar phases. Chemical information of fresh tar balls was …

Oxidation flow reactor results in a Chinese megacity emphasize the important contribution of S/IVOCs to ambient SOA formation

W Hu, H Zhou, W Chen, Y Ye, T Pan… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA)
formation potential of ambient air in Guangzhou, China was investigated using a field …