An overlooked oxidation mechanism of toluene: computational predictions and experimental validations

Z Fu, F Ma, Y Liu, C Yan, D Huang, J Chen, J Elm… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) influence the Earth's climate and threaten human
health. Aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs) are major precursors for SOA formation in the urban …

Does liquid–liquid phase separation impact ice nucleation in mixed polyethylene glycol and ammonium sulfate droplets?

Y Yao, PA Alpert, A Zuend, B Wang - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Particles can undergo different phase transitions in the atmosphere including
deliquescence, liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS), melting, and freezing. In this study …

Ice nucleation imaged with X-ray spectro-microscopy

PA Alpert, A Boucly, S Yang, H Yang… - Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ice nucleation is one of the most uncertain microphysical processes, as it occurs in various
ways and on many types of particles. To overcome this challenge, we present a …

New insights into the chemical composition and formation mechanisms of secondary organic aerosols produced in the ozonolysis of limonene

F Jacob, N Houzel, P Genevray, C Clety… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Limonene is a wide-spread volatile organic compound in the atmosphere. Its fast reaction
with ozone leads to a large range of low-volatility oxygenated products that can form …

The impact of ammonium on the distillation of organic carbon in PM2. 5

Z Feng, F Zheng, C Yan, P Fu, Y Zhang, Z Lin… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal desorption coupled with different detectors is an important analysis method for
ambient carbonaceous aerosols. However, it is unclear how the compounds coexisting in …