Organic peroxides in aerosol: key reactive intermediates for multiphase processes in the atmosphere

S Wang, Y Zhao, AWH Chan, M Yao, Z Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic peroxides (POs) are organic molecules with one or more peroxide (− O–O−)
functional groups. POs are commonly regarded as chemically labile termination products …

Atmospheric new particle formation from the CERN CLOUD experiment

J Kirkby, A Amorim, U Baltensperger, KS Carslaw… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere profoundly influence public health and climate. Ultrafine
particles enter the body through the lungs and can translocate to essentially all organs, and …

Secondary organic aerosol formed by condensing anthropogenic vapours over China's megacities

W Nie, C Yan, DD Huang, Z Wang, Y Liu, X Qiao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosol contributes a significant fraction to aerosol mass and toxicity.
Low-volatility organic vapours are critical intermediates connecting the oxidation of volatile …

Role of sesquiterpenes in biogenic new particle formation

L Dada, D Stolzenburg, M Simon, L Fischer… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Biogenic vapors form new particles in the atmosphere, affecting global climate. The
contributions of monoterpenes and isoprene to new particle formation (NPF) have been …

Atmospheric nanoparticle growth

D Stolzenburg, R Cai, SM Blichner, J Kontkanen… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
New particle formation of liquid or solid nanoparticles from gas-phase precursors is a
decisive process in Earth's atmosphere and is considered one of the largest uncertainties in …

Contribution of atmospheric oxygenated organic compounds to particle growth in an urban environment

X Qiao, C Yan, X Li, YS Guo, R Yin… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Gas-phase oxygenated organic molecules (OOMs) can contribute substantially to the growth
of newly formed particles. However, the characteristics of OOMs and their contributions to …

Insufficient condensable organic vapors lead to slow growth of new particles in an urban environment

X Li, Y Li, R Cai, C Yan, X Qiao, Y Guo… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric new particle formation significantly affects global climate and air quality after
newly formed particles grow above∼ 50 nm. In polluted urban atmospheres with 1–3 orders …

Smog Chamber Study on the Role of NOx in SOA and O3 Formation from Aromatic Hydrocarbons

T Chen, P Zhang, Q Ma, B Chu, J Liu… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
China is facing dual pressures to reduce both PM2. 5 and O3 pollution, the crucial
precursors of which are NO x and VOCs. In our study, the role of NO x in both secondary …

Acid–base clusters during atmospheric new particle formation in urban Beijing

R Yin, C Yan, R Cai, X Li, J Shen, Y Lu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Molecular clustering is the initial step of atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) that
generates numerous secondary particles. Using two online mass spectrometers with and …

Rapid night-time nanoparticle growth in Delhi driven by biomass-burning emissions

S Mishra, SN Tripathi, VP Kanawade, SL Haslett… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural and anthropogenic biomass burning are among the major sources of particulate
pollution worldwide that affects air quality, climate and human health. Delhi, one of the …