Review of recent literature on the light absorption properties of black carbon: Refractive index, mass absorption cross section, and absorption function

F Liu, J Yon, A Fuentes, P Lobo… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Knowledge of the optical properties of soot black carbon (BC) is required for the
prediction of the radiative effects of freshly-emitted and aged BC particles. Here we review …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of methods to characterize the mass, size, and morphology of soot

TA Sipkens, A Boies, JC Corbin, RK Chakrabarty… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combustion and other high-temperature processes can produce solid aerosol nanoparticles
with complex morphologies, including fractal-like aggregates of primary particles …

The absorption Ångström exponent of black carbon: from numerical aspects

C Liu, CE Chung, Y Yin… - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
The absorption Ångström exponent (AAE) is an important aerosol optical parameter used for
aerosol characterization and apportionment studies. The AAE of black carbon (BC) particles …

Enhanced light absorption and radiative forcing by black carbon agglomerates

GA Kelesidis, D Neubauer, LS Fan… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The climate models of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change list black carbon
(BC) as an important contributor to global warming based on its radiative forcing (RF) …

Fractal dimensions and mixing structures of soot particles during atmospheric processing

Y Wang, F Liu, C He, L Bi, T Cheng… - … & Technology Letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
Soot particles strongly absorb sunlight and hence act as a short-lived warming agent.
Atmospheric aging of soot particles changes their morphology and mixing state and …

Morphology and mixing state of aged soot particles at a remote marine free troposphere site: Implications for optical properties

S China, B Scarnato, RC Owen, B Zhang… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The radiative properties of soot particles depend on their morphology and mixing state, but
their evolution during transport is still elusive. Here we report observations from an electron …

Microphysical properties of atmospheric soot and organic particles: measurements, modeling, and impacts

W Li, N Riemer, L Xu, Y Wang, K Adachi, Z Shi… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
Atmospheric soot and organic particles from fossil fuel combustion and biomass burning
modify Earth's climate through their interactions with solar radiation and through …

Radiative absorption enhancement from coatings on black carbon aerosols

X Cui, X Wang, L Yang, B Chen, J Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
The radiative absorption enhancement of ambient black carbon (BC), by light-refractive
coatings of atmospheric aerosols, constitutes a large uncertainty in estimates of climate …

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 …

The impact of organic carbon on soot light absorption

GA Kelesidis, CA Bruun, SE Pratsinis - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
The impact of organic carbon (OC) on the light absorption of soot is determined by discrete
element modeling coupled with the discrete dipole approximation for computing the …