Sea spray aerosol: The chemical link between the oceans, atmosphere, and climate

RE Cochran, OS Ryder, VH Grassian… - Accounts of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The oceans, atmosphere, and clouds are all interconnected through the release and
deposition of chemical species, which provide critical feedback in controlling the …

Ice nucleation efficiency of hydroxylated organic surfaces is controlled by their structural fluctuations and mismatch to ice

Y Qiu, N Odendahl, A Hudait, R Mason… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous nucleation of ice induced by organic materials is of fundamental importance
for climate, biology, and industry. Among organic ice-nucleating surfaces, monolayers of …

Enrichment of saccharides and divalent cations in sea spray aerosol during two phytoplankton blooms

T Jayarathne, CM Sultana, C Lee… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Sea spray aerosol (SSA) is a globally important source of particulate matter. A mesocosm
study was performed to determine the relative enrichment of saccharides and inorganic ions …

Bulk contributions modulate the sum-frequency generation spectra of water on model sea-spray aerosols

SK Reddy, R Thiraux, BAW Rudd, L Lin, T Adel… - Chem, 2018 - cell.com
Vibrational sum-frequency generation (vSFG) spectroscopy is used to determine the
molecular structure of water at a model sea-spray aerosol surface. Both measured and …

Selectivity across the interface: A test of surface activity in the composition of organic-enriched aerosols from bubble bursting

RE Cochran, T Jayarathne, EA Stone… - The journal of physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although theories have been developed that describe surface activity of organic molecules
at the air–water interface, few studies have tested how surface activity impacts the selective …

Effect of cation enrichment on dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) monolayers at the air-water interface

EM Adams, CB Casper, HC Allen - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2016 - Elsevier
The effect of highly concentrated salt solutions of marine-relevant cations (Na+, K+, Mg 2+,
and Ca 2+) on Langmuir monolayers of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) was …

Surface potential of DPPC monolayers on concentrated aqueous salt solutions

CB Casper, D Verreault, EM Adams… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The presence and exchange of electrical charges on the surfaces of marine aerosols
influence their ability to act as cloud condensation nuclei and play a role in thundercloud …

Molecular-level origin of the carboxylate head group response to divalent metal ion complexation at the air–water interface

JK Denton, PJ Kelleher, MA Johnson… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
We exploit gas-phase cluster ion techniques to provide insight into the local interactions
underlying divalent metal ion-driven changes in the spectra of carboxylic acids at the air …

Ultrafast dynamics and catalytic mechanism of fatty acid photodecarboxylase

R Wu, X Li, L Wang, D Zhong - … Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fatty acid photodecarboxylase is a newly discovered flavin photoenzyme that converts a
carboxylic acid into a hydrocarbon and a carbon dioxide molecule through decarboxylation …

Hydration and Hydrogen Bond Order of Octadecanoic Acid and Octadecanol Films on Water at 21 and 1 C

MG Vazquez de Vasquez, KA Carter-Fenk… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The temperature-dependent hydration structure of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols at air–
water interfaces has great significance in the fundamental interactions underlying ice …