Computational chemistry of cluster: Understanding the mechanism of atmospheric new particle formation at the molecular level

X Zhang, S Tan, X Chen, S Yin - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
New particle formation (NPF), which exerts significant influence over human health and
global climate, has been a hot topic and rapidly expands field of research in the …

Contribution of methane sulfonic acid to new particle formation in the atmosphere

H Zhao, X Jiang, L Du - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Methane sulfonic acid (MSA) is present in substantial concentrations in the gas phase over
oceans and coastal regions. We present an investigation into the contribution of MSA to new …

Poly 1, 5 diaminonaphthalene supported Pt, Pd, Pt/Pd and Pd/Pt nanoparticles for direct formic acid oxidation

AS Shatla, KM Hassan, AA Abd-El-Latif… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Comparative studies were carried out on the direct electrooxidation of formic acid at
palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), Pt/Pd and Pd/Pt nanoparticles (NPs) supported on poly 1, 5 …

Hydrogen evolution reaction on metallic rhenium in acid media with or without methanol

JG Rivera, R Garcia-Garcia, E Coutino-Gonzalez… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The cathodic behavior of metallic rhenium in acid media in the presence of absence of
methanol was studied in this report. Voltammetry, polarization curve and the impedance …

Molecular understanding of the interaction of methyl hydrogen sulfate with ammonia/dimethylamine/water

X Sheng, H Zhao, L Du - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Theoretical calculations at the B3LYP-D3/aug-cc-pVTZ (aug-cc-pV (T+ d) Z for sulfur) level
were used to investigate the contribution of methyl hydrogen sulfate (MHS) to new particle …

Optical Methods

AP Fröba, S Will, Y Nagasaka, J Winkelmann… - 2014 - books.rsc.org
Surface light scattering (SLS) probes, as the name indicates, the dynamics of thermal
fluctuations on the surface of a liquid or, in a more general formulation, at phase boundaries …

Hydrogen bonding in the sulfuric acid–methanol–water system: A matrix isolation and computational study

M Rozenberg, A Loewenschuss… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Frozen core MP2 and DFT computations were carried out on possible configurations of 1: 1
H2SO4· CH3OH and 1: 1: 1 H2SO4· CH3OH· H2O complexes. Minimum energy structures …

Evaluation of methanol oxidation catalysts by rotating disc voltammetry

A Sayadi, PG Pickup - Electrochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Rotating disc voltammetry of 0.1 M methanol at thick catalyst layers shows significant
increases in current with increasing rotation rate. Although a mass transport limited current …

Atmospheric implication of the hydrogen bonding interaction in hydrated clusters of HONO and dimethylamine in the nighttime

H Zhao, L Du - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, the stability of clusters formed by the trans-and cis-isomers of nitrous acid
(HONO) with dimethylamine (DMA) and water has been characterized by density functional …

Atmospheric initial nucleation containing carboxylic acids

X Sheng, B Wang, X Song, CA Ngwenya… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The possible involvement of chemical components in atmospheric new particle formation
has received increased attention in recent years. However, the deep understanding of the …