Heterogeneous photochemistry in the atmosphere

C George, M Ammann, B D'Anna… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Why Condensed Matter Matters: Types and Significance of
Condensed Matter and Surfaces Encountered in the Atmospheric Environment The …

Extensive field evidence for the release of HONO from the photolysis of nitrate aerosols

ST Andersen, LJ Carpenter, C Reed, JD Lee… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Particulate nitrate (pNO 3−) has long been considered a permanent sink for NO x (NO and
NO2), removing a gaseous pollutant that is central to air quality and that influences the …

High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl photolysis in an oil and gas basin

PM Edwards, SS Brown, JM Roberts, R Ahmadov… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract The United States is now experiencing the most rapid expansion in oil and gas
production in four decades, owing in large part to implementation of new extraction …

HONO budget and its role in nitrate formation in the rural North China Plain

C Xue, C Zhang, C Ye, P Liu, V Catoire… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrous acid (HONO) is a major precursor of tropospheric hydroxyl radical (OH) that
accelerates the formation of secondary pollutants. The HONO sources, however, are not well …

A comprehensive model test of the HONO sources constrained to field measurements at rural North China Plain

Y Liu, K Lu, X Li, H Dong, Z Tan, H Wang… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
As nitrous acid (HONO) photolysis is an important source of hydroxyl radical (OH),
apportionment of the ambient HONO sources is necessary to better understand atmospheric …

Agricultural fertilization aggravates air pollution by stimulating soil nitrous acid emissions at high soil moisture

Y Wang, X Fu, D Wu, M Wang, K Lu, Y Mu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen lost from fertilized soil is a potentially large source of atmospheric nitrous acid
(HONO), a major precursor of the hydroxyl radical. Yet, the impacts of fertilizer types and …

Quantum yield of nitrite from the photolysis of aqueous nitrate above 300 nm

KB Benedict, AS McFall… - Environmental science & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Photolysis of nitrate (NO3–) produces reactive nitrogen and oxygen species via three
different channels, forming:(1) nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and hydroxyl radical (• OH),(2) nitrite …

Important yet overlooked HONO source from aqueous-phase photochemical oxidation of nitrophenols

W Yang, H Ji, F Li, X He, S Zhang, X Nan… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nitrites (NO2–/HONO), as the primary source of hydroxyl radicals (• OH) in the atmosphere,
play a key role in atmospheric chemistry. However, the current understanding of the source …

Detailed budget analysis of HONO in Bei**g, China: Implication on atmosphere oxidation capacity in polluted megacity

J Liu, Z Liu, Z Ma, S Yang, D Yao, S Zhao, B Hu… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, continuous measurements of HONO and related parameters were carried out at
an urban site in Bei**g during intense summer and winter campaigns. Highly variable …

Enhanced nitrite production from the aqueous photolysis of nitrate in the presence of vanillic acid and implications for the roles of light-absorbing organics

Y Wang, DD Huang, W Huang, B Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A prominent source of hydroxyl radicals (• OH), nitrous acid (HONO) plays a key role in
tropospheric chemistry. Apart from direct emission, HONO (or its conjugate base nitrite, NO2 …