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 …

Organosulfates in ambient aerosol: state of knowledge and future research directions on formation, abundance, fate, and importance

M Brüggemann, R Xu, A Tilgner… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Organosulfates (OSs), also referred to as organic sulfate esters, are well-known and
ubiquitous constituents of atmospheric aerosol particles. Commonly, they are assumed to …

[HTML][HTML] Acidity and the multiphase chemistry of atmospheric aqueous particles and clouds

A Tilgner, T Schaefer, B Alexander… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
The acidity of aqueous atmospheric solutions is a key parameter driving both the partitioning
of semi-volatile acidic and basic trace gases and their aqueous-phase chemistry. In addition …

Decreases in Epoxide-Driven Secondary Organic Aerosol Production under Highly Acidic Conditions: The Importance of Acid–Base Equilibria

ME Cooke, NC Armstrong… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Isoprene has the highest atmospheric emissions of any nonmethane hydrocarbon, and
isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX) are well-established oxidation products and the primary …

Joint impacts of acidity and viscosity on the formation of secondary organic aerosol from isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX) in phase separated particles

Y Zhang, Y Chen, Z Lei, NE Olson, M Riva… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is mainly formed through acid-catalyzed
reactive uptake of isoprene-derived epoxydiols (IEPOX) onto sulfate aerosol particles. The …

A biogenic secondary organic aerosol source of cirrus ice nucleating particles

MJ Wolf, Y Zhang, MA Zawadowicz, M Goodell… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Atmospheric ice nucleating particles (INPs) influence global climate by altering cloud
formation, lifetime, and precipitation efficiency. The role of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) …

A review of secondary organic aerosols formation focusing on organosulfates and organic nitrates

W Fan, T Chen, Z Zhu, H Zhang, Y Qiu, D Yin - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) are crucial constitution of fine particulate matter (PM),
which are mainly derived from photochemical oxidation products of primary organic matter …

Simultaneous optical photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) and Raman spectroscopy of submicrometer atmospheric particles

NE Olson, Y **ao, Z Lei, AP Ault - Analytical Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Physicochemical analysis of individual atmospheric aerosols at the most abundant sizes in
the atmosphere (< 1 μm) is analytically challenging, as hundreds to thousands of species …

Linking gas, particulate, and toxic endpoints to air emissions in the Community Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Multiphase Mechanism (CRACMM) version 1.0

HOT Pye, BK Place, BN Murphy… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Chemical mechanisms describe the atmospheric transformations of organic and inorganic
species and connect air emissions to secondary species such as ozone, fine particles, and …

Aerosol acidity: Novel measurements and implications for atmospheric chemistry

AP Ault - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The pH of a solution is one of its most fundamental chemical properties,
impacting reaction pathways and kinetics across every area of chemistry. The atmosphere is …