Emerging investigator series: surfactants, films, and coatings on atmospheric aerosol particles: a review

KA Wokosin, EL Schell, JA Faust - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Surfactants are surface-active molecules or ions that can often be found at the surface of
atmospheric aerosol particles. Some surfactants, such as biomolecules in marine aerosol …

Imaging of pH distribution inside individual microdroplet by stimulated Raman microscopy

K Gong, J Ao, K Li, L Liu, Y Liu, G Xu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Aerosol microdroplets as microreactors for many important atmospheric reactions are
ubiquitous in the atmosphere. pH largely regulates the chemical processes within them; …

Predictions of the glass transition temperature and viscosity of organic aerosols from volatility distributions

Y Li, DA Day, H Stark, JL Jimenez… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Volatility and viscosity are important properties of organic aerosols (OA), affecting aerosol
processes such as formation, evolution, and partitioning of OA. Volatility distributions of …

Modeling Secondary Organic Aerosols in China: State of the Art and Perspectives

J Li, H Zhang, L Li, F Ye, H Wang, S Guo… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a huge environmental
challenge in China. Based on field studies, secondary organic aerosols (SOA) contribute …

Humidity-dependent viscosity of secondary organic aerosol from ozonolysis of β-caryophyllene: Measurements, predictions, and implications

AM Maclean, NR Smith, Y Li, Y Huang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
To predict important secondary organic aerosol (SOA) properties, information on viscosity or
diffusion rates within SOA is needed. Ozonolysis of β-caryophyllene is an important SOA …

Viscosity, glass formation, and mixing times within secondary organic aerosol from biomass burning phenolics

KJ Kiland, F Mahrt, L Peng, S Nikkho… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomass burning events emit large amounts of phenolic compounds, which are oxidized in
the atmosphere and form secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Using the poke-flow technique …

Mechanisms of soot-aggregate restructuring and compaction

JC Corbin, RL Modini, M Gysel-Beer - Aerosol Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Soot aggregates form as open, fractal-like structures, but aged atmospheric particles are
often observed to be restructured into more-compact shapes due to internal mixing …

Initial pH governs secondary organic aerosol phase state and morphology after uptake of isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX)

Z Lei, Y Chen, Y Zhang, ME Cooke… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aerosol acidity increases secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed from the reactive uptake
of isoprene-derived epoxydiols (IEPOX) by enhancing condensed-phase reactions within …

Nonequilibrium Behavior in Isoprene Secondary Organic Aerosol

Y Chen, RA Zaveri, GW Vandergrift… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recent studies have shown that instantaneous gas-particle equilibrium partitioning
assumptions fail to predict SOA formation, even at high relative humidity (∼ 85%), and …

Viscosity and liquid–liquid phase separation in healthy and stressed plant SOA

NR Smith, GV Crescenzo, Y Huang… - Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular composition, viscosity, and liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) were
investigated for secondary organic aerosol (SOA) derived from synthetic mixtures of volatile …