Synthetic strategies for oxidation products from biogenic volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere: A review

S Gagan, K Sarang, KJ Rudzinski, R Liu… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by biogenic and anthropogenic sources
undergo complex reactions with atmospheric oxidants to generate low-volatility organic …

Surface organic monolayers control the hygroscopic growth of submicrometer particles at high relative humidity

CR Ruehl, KR Wilson - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2014 - ACS Publications
Although many organic molecules commonly found in the atmosphere are known to be
surface-active in macroscopic aqueous solutions, the impact of surface partitioning of …

Density and elemental ratios of secondary organic aerosol: Application of a density prediction method

S Nakao, P Tang, X Tang, CH Clark, L Qi, E Seo… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Organic material density is a fundamental parameter in aerosol science, yet direct
measurement is not readily available. This study investigates density and elemental ratios of …

Cloud activation potentials for atmospheric α-pinene and β-caryophyllene ozonolysis products

A Gray Bé, MA Upshur, P Liu, ST Martin… - ACS central …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The formation of atmospheric cloud droplets due to secondary organic aerosol (SOA)
particles is important for quantifying the Earth's radiative balance under future, possibly …

[HTML][HTML] Hygroscopicity of polycatechol and polyguaiacol secondary organic aerosol in sub-and supersaturated water vapor environments

KA Malek, K Gohil, HA Al-Abadleh… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycatechol and polyguaiacol are light-absorbing and water-insoluble particles that
efficiently form from iron-catalyzed reactions with aromatic compounds from biomass …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid water adsorption and solubility partitioning for aerosol hygroscopicity and droplet growth

K Gohil, CN Mao, D Rastogi, C Peng… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
In this work, we studied the cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity and subsaturated
droplet growth of phthalic acid (PTA), isophthalic acid,(IPTA) and terephthalic acid (TPTA) …

Liquid–liquid phase separation can drive aerosol droplet growth in supersaturated regimes

K Malek, K Gohil, EA Olonimoyo… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
It is well known that atmospheric aerosol size and composition impact air quality, climate,
and health. The aerosol composition is typically a mixture and consists of a wide range of …

Hygroscopic growth and CCN activity of secondary organic aerosol produced from dark ozonolysis of γ-terpinene

H Bouzidi, L Fayad, C Coeur, N Houzel… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The hygroscopic growth factor (GF) and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity of
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles produced during dark ozonolysis of γ-terpinene …

Accurate prediction of organic aerosol evaporation using kinetic multilayer modeling and the Stokes–Einstein Equation

S Ingram, G Rovelli, YC Song, D Topping… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Organic aerosol can adopt a wide range of viscosities, from liquid to glass, depending on the
local humidity. In highly viscous droplets, the evaporation rates of organic components are …

Size‐dependent hygroscopicity parameter (κ) and chemical composition of secondary organic cloud condensation nuclei

DF Zhao, A Buchholz, B Kortner… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Secondary organic aerosol components (SOA) contribute significantly to the activation of
cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in the atmosphere. The CCN activity of internally mixed …