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 …

Oxidative degradation of phenols and substituted phenols in the water and atmosphere: a review

J Sun, Q Mu, H Kimura, V Murugadoss, M He… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
As a class of toxic compounds, phenols are difficult to biodegrade and will exist in the
environment for a long time, posing potential risks to the environment and human beings. To …

Quantification of organic aerosol and brown carbon evolution in fresh wildfire plumes

BB Palm, Q Peng, CD Fredrickson… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The evolution of organic aerosol (OA) and brown carbon (BrC) in wildfire plumes, including
the relative contributions of primary versus secondary sources, has been uncertain in part …

Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …

Secondary formation of atmospheric brown carbon in China haze: implication for an enhancing role of ammonia

X Liu, H Wang, F Wang, S Lv, C Wu… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Optical characteristics and molecular compositions of brown carbon (BrC) were investigated
during winter 2019 at a rural site of China with a focus on nitro-aromatic compounds (NACs) …

Molecular chemistry of atmospheric brown carbon inferred from a nationwide biomass burning event

P Lin, N Bluvshtein, Y Rudich… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Lag Ba'Omer, a nationwide bonfire festival in Israel, was chosen as a case study to
investigate the influence of a major biomass burning event on the light absorption properties …

Comprehensive molecular characterization of atmospheric brown carbon by high resolution mass spectrometry with electrospray and atmospheric pressure …

P Lin, LT Fleming, SA Nizkorodov, J Laskin… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Light-absorbing components of atmospheric organic aerosols, which are collectively termed
“brown carbon”(BrC), are ubiquitous in the atmosphere. They affect absorption of solar …

The formation of nitro-aromatic compounds under high and anthropogenic VOC conditions in urban Bei**g, China

Y Wang, M Hu, Y Wang, J Zheng… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract Nitro-aromatic compounds (NACs), as important contributors to the light absorption
by brown carbon, have been widely observed in various ambient atmospheres; however …

Brown carbon aerosol in urban **'an, Northwest China: the composition and light absorption properties

RJ Huang, L Yang, J Cao, Y Chen… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Light-absorbing organic carbon (ie, brown carbon or BrC) in the atmospheric aerosol has
significant contribution to light absorption and radiative forcing. However, the link between …

Formation of Secondary Brown Carbon in Biomass Burning Aerosol Proxies through NO3 Radical Reactions

C Li, Q He, APS Hettiyadura, U Käfer… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) is an important contributor to the radiative forcing of climate
by organic aerosols. Because of the molecular diversity of BrC compounds and their …