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 …

The acidity of atmospheric particles and clouds

HOT Pye, A Nenes, B Alexander, AP Ault… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Acidity, defined as pH, is a central component of aqueous chemistry. In the atmosphere, the
acidity of condensed phases (aerosol particles, cloud water, and fog droplets) governs the …

Mechanistic insights into the effect of humidity on airborne influenza virus survival, transmission and incidence

LC Marr, JW Tang, J Van Mullekom… - Journal of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Influenza incidence and seasonality, along with virus survival and transmission, appear to
depend at least partly on humidity, and recent studies have suggested that absolute …

Emerging aqueous two-phase systems: from fundamentals of interfaces to biomedical applications

Y Chao, HC Shum - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) have been recognized for their applications in
extraction, separation, purification, and enrichment of (bio) molecules and cells. Recently …

Global distribution of particle phase state in atmospheric secondary organic aerosols

M Shiraiwa, Y Li, AP Tsimpidi, VA Karydis… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) are a large source of uncertainty in our current
understanding of climate change and air pollution. The phase state of SOA is important for …

Respiratory aerosols and droplets in the transmission of infectious diseases

ML Pöhlker, C Pöhlker, OO Krüger, JD Förster… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Knowing the physicochemical properties of exhaled droplets and aerosol particles is a
prerequisite for a detailed mechanistic understanding and effective prevention of the …

Multiphase chemistry at the atmosphere–biosphere interface influencing climate and public health in the anthropocene

U Pöschl, M Shiraiwa - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Multiphase chemistry plays a vital role in the Earth system, climate, and health. Chemical
reactions, mass transport, and phase transitions between gases, liquids, and solids are …

The role of organic aerosol in atmospheric ice nucleation: A review

DA Knopf, PA Alpert, B Wang - ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Predicting the formation of ice in the atmosphere presents one of the great challenges in
physical sciences with important implications for the chemistry and composition of the …

Fine-particle water and pH in the southeastern United States

H Guo, L Xu, A Bougiatioti, KM Cerully… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Particle water and pH are predicted using meteorological observations (relative humidity
(RH), temperature (T)), gas/particle composition, and thermodynamic modeling (ISORROPIA …

Secondary organic aerosol formation in cloud droplets and aqueous particles (aqSOA): a review of laboratory, field and model studies

B Ervens, BJ Turpin, RJ Weber - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Progress has been made over the past decade in predicting secondary organic aerosol
(SOA) mass in the atmosphere using vapor pressure-driven partitioning, which implies that …