Analysis of black carbon in environmental and biological media: Recent progresses and challenges

Z Shu, C Huang, K Min, C Long, L Liu, J Tan… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Black carbon is a byproduct of incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons and it has attracted
widespread attention in various fields such as atmospheric chemistry, climate change, and …

Trace Metals in Soot and PM2.5 from Heavy-Fuel-Oil Combustion in a Marine Engine

JC Corbin, AA Mensah, SM Pieber… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Heavy fuel oil (HFO) particulate matter (PM) emitted by marine engines is known to contain
toxic heavy metals, including vanadium (V) and nickel (Ni). The toxicity of such metals will …

Aerosol measurements by soot particle aerosol mass spectrometer: a review

Y Zhang, J Wang, S Cui, DD Huang, X Ge - Current Pollution Reports, 2020 - Springer
Atmospheric aerosol particles, being composed of various types of chemical mixtures, affect
significantly on human health and climate. During the last decade, many studies were …

Light‐absorbing properties of ambient black carbon and brown carbon from fossil fuel and biomass burning sources

RM Healy, JM Wang, CH Jeong… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The optical properties of ambient black carbon‐containing particles and the composition of
their associated coatings were investigated at a downtown site in Toronto, Canada, for 2 …

Sources of black carbon at residential and traffic environments obtained by two source apportionment methods

S Saarikoski, JV Niemi, M Aurela… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This study investigated the sources of black carbon (BC) at two contrasting urban
environments in Helsinki, Finland: residential area and street canyon. The measurement …

Black carbon particles do not matter for immersion mode ice nucleation

ZA Kanji, A Welti, JC Corbin… - Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The role of black carbon (BC) in ice crystal formation via immersion freezing relevant for
mixed‐phase cloud formation is uncertain. Previous studies report either negligible or …

[HTML][HTML] PAHs and fullerenes as structural and compositional motifs tracing and distinguishing organic carbon from soot

B Apicella, C Russo, A Carpentieri, A Tregrossi… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Examining the features distinguishing organic carbon from soot is crucial for understanding
the source, the effect on the environment and their respective role in aerosol chemistry and …

Infrared-absorbing carbonaceous tar can dominate light absorption by marine-engine exhaust

JC Corbin, H Czech, D Massabò… - Npj Climate and …, 2019 - nature.com
Ship engines in the open ocean and Arctic typically combust heavy fuel oil (HFO), resulting
in light-absorbing particulate matter (PM) emissions that have been attributed to black …

Influence of fuel ethanol content on primary emissions and secondary aerosol formation potential for a modern flex-fuel gasoline vehicle

H Timonen, P Karjalainen, E Saukko… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
The effect of fuel ethanol content (10, 85 and 100%) on primary emissions and on
subsequent secondary aerosol formation was investigated for a Euro 5 flex-fuel gasoline …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation of logwood combustion emissions in a smog chamber: formation of secondary organic aerosol and changes in the primary organic aerosol …

P Tiitta, A Leskinen, L Hao, P Yli-Pirilä… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic aerosols (OA) derived from small-scale wood combustion emissions are not well
represented by current emissions inventories and models, although they contribute …