Aerosol hygroscopicity strongly influences the number size distribution, phase state, optical
properties, and multiphase chemistry of aerosol particles. Due to the large number of …

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 …

Water vapor condensation on hygroscopic aerosol particles plays an important role in cloud
formation, climate change, secondary aerosol formation, and aerosol aging. Conventional …

Polycatechol and polyguaiacol are light-absorbing and water-insoluble particles that
efficiently form from iron-catalyzed reactions with aromatic compounds from biomass …

Nitrogen-containing organic carbon (NOC) in atmospheric particles is an important class of
brown carbon (BrC). Redox active NOC like aminophenols received little attention in their …

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) …

Wind-dispersed pollen grains emitted from vegetation are directly injected into the
atmosphere being an important source of natural aerosols globally. These coarse particles …

The impact of molecular level surface chemistry for aerosol water-uptake and droplet growth
is not well understood. In this work, spherical, nonporous, monodisperse polystyrene latex …

Aerosols hygroscopic growth is of current interest due to its effect on atmospheric light
scattering and extinction. Knowledge of hygroscopic properties is essential for predicting the …

Inorganic salts are a significant component of biomass-burning aerosol (BBA) and have
inconsistently been observed to undergo chemical reactions with strong acids and other …