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 …

Formation of secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic precursors in laboratory studies

D Srivastava, TV Vu, S Tong, Z Shi… - npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
Aerosols produced from the oxidation of volatile/semi-volatile organic compounds
(VOCs/SVOCs), known as secondary organic aerosol (SOA), account for a significant …

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 …

Recent advances in understanding secondary organic aerosol: Implications for global climate forcing

M Shrivastava, CD Cappa, J Fan… - Reviews of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic emissions and land use changes have modified atmospheric aerosol
concentrations and size distributions over time. Understanding preindustrial conditions and …

Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation

M Wang, W Kong, R Marten, XC He, D Chen, J Pfeifer… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
A list of authors and their affiliations appears at the end of the paper New-particle formation
is a major contributor to urban smog,, but how it occurs in cities is often puzzling. If the …

Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation

XC He, YJ Tham, L Dada, M Wang, H Finkenzeller… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Iodic acid (HIO3) is known to form aerosol particles in coastal marine regions, but predicted
nucleation and growth rates are lacking. Using the CERN CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving …

Increasing contribution of nighttime nitrogen chemistry to wintertime haze formation in Beijing observed during COVID-19 lockdowns

C Yan, YJ Tham, W Nie, M Xia, H Wang, Y Guo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nitrate comprises the largest fraction of fine particulate matter in China during severe haze.
Consequently, strict control of nitrogen oxides (NO x) emissions has been regarded as an …

Quantification of organic aerosol and brown carbon evolution in fresh wildfire plumes

BB Palm, Q Peng, CD Fredrickson… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The evolution of organic aerosol (OA) and brown carbon (BrC) in wildfire plumes, including
the relative contributions of primary versus secondary sources, has been uncertain in part …

Iodine oxoacids enhance nucleation of sulfuric acid particles in the atmosphere

XC He, M Simon, S Iyer, HB Xie, B Rörup, J Shen… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The main nucleating vapor in the atmosphere is thought to be sulfuric acid (H2SO4),
stabilized by ammonia (NH3). However, in marine and polar regions, NH3 is generally low …

Review of urban secondary organic aerosol formation from gasoline and diesel motor vehicle emissions

DR Gentner, SH Jathar, TD Gordon… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is formed from the atmospheric oxidation of gas-phase
organic compounds leading to the formation of particle mass. Gasoline-and diesel-powered …