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 …

A critical review of sulfate aerosol formation mechanisms during winter polluted periods

C Ye, K Lu, H Song, Y Mu, J Chen, Y Zhang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfate aerosol contributes to particulate matter pollution and plays a key role in aerosol
radiative forcing, impacting human health and climate change. Atmospheric models tend to …

Extensive field evidence for the release of HONO from the photolysis of nitrate aerosols

ST Andersen, LJ Carpenter, C Reed, JD Lee… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Particulate nitrate (pNO 3−) has long been considered a permanent sink for NO x (NO and
NO2), removing a gaseous pollutant that is central to air quality and that influences the …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrogen oxides in the free troposphere: implications for tropospheric oxidants and the interpretation of satellite NO measurements

V Shah, DJ Jacob, R Dang, LN Lamsal… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Satellite-based retrievals of tropospheric NO 2 columns are widely used to infer NO x (≡
NO+ NO 2) emissions. These retrievals rely on model information for the vertical distribution …

Synthesizing evidence for the external cycling of NOx in high- to low-NOx atmospheres

C Ye, X Zhou, Y Zhang, Y Wang, J Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
External cycling regenerating nitrogen oxides (NOx≡ NO+ NO2) from their oxidative
reservoir, NOz, is proposed to reshape the temporal–spatial distribution of NOx and …

Insight into the overlooked photochemical decomposition of atmospheric surface nitrates triggered by visible light

H Wang, Y Sun, F Dong - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The nitrogen oxides (NOx) formed by photochemical reaction of surface nitrates raise
significant concerns. However, little is known about the effect of visible light (> 380 nm) on …

Homogeneous and heterogeneous photolysis of nitrate in the atmosphere: state of the science, current research needs, and future prospects

Y Cao, Q Ma, B Chu, H He - Frontiers of Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Springer
Nitrate is an important component of atmospheric particulate matter and affects air quality,
climate, human health, and the ecosystem. Nitrate was previously considered a permanent …

Enhanced nitrite production from the aqueous photolysis of nitrate in the presence of vanillic acid and implications for the roles of light-absorbing organics

Y Wang, DD Huang, W Huang, B Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A prominent source of hydroxyl radicals (• OH), nitrous acid (HONO) plays a key role in
tropospheric chemistry. Apart from direct emission, HONO (or its conjugate base nitrite, NO2 …

Amplified role of potential HONO sources in O3 formation in North China Plain during autumn haze aggravating processes

J Zhang, C Lian, W Wang, M Ge, Y Guo… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Co-occurrences of high concentrations of PM 2.5 and ozone (O 3) have been frequently
observed in haze aggravating processes in the North China Plain (NCP) over the past few …

Primary sources of HONO vary during the daytime: Insights based on a field campaign

D Chen, L Zhou, S Liu, C Lian, W Wang, H Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrous acid (HONO) is an established precursor of hydroxyl (OH) radical and has significant
impacts on the formation of PM 2.5 and O 3. Despite extensive research on HONO …