Atmospheric new particle formation and growth: review of field observations

VM Kerminen, X Chen, V Vakkari… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This review focuses on the observed characteristics of atmospheric new particle formation
(NPF) in different environments of the global troposphere. After a short introduction, we will …

Aerosol mixing state: Measurements, modeling, and impacts

N Riemer, AP Ault, M West, RL Craig… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric aerosols are complex mixtures of different chemical species, and individual
particles exist in many different shapes and morphologies. Together, these characteristics …

Titanium dioxide photocatalysis in atmospheric chemistry

H Chen, CE Nanayakkara, VH Grassian - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a relatively inexpensive, nontoxic, and easy to
handle material, which is of great interest, as evidenced by the wide number of applications …

The formation, properties and impact of secondary organic aerosol: current and emerging issues

M Hallquist, JC Wenger, U Baltensperger… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a significant fraction of ambient tropospheric
aerosol and a detailed knowledge of the formation, properties and transformation of SOA is …

Organic aerosol components observed in Northern Hemispheric datasets from Aerosol Mass Spectrometry

NL Ng, MR Canagaratna, Q Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study we compile and present results from the factor analysis of 43 Aerosol Mass
Spectrometer (AMS) datasets (27 of the datasets are reanalyzed in this work). The …

O/C and OM/OC ratios of primary, secondary, and ambient organic aerosols with high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometry

AC Aiken, PF DeCarlo, JH Kroll… - … science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
A recently developed method to rapidly quantify the elemental composition of bulk organic
aerosols (OA) using a high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (HR-ToF …

The molecular identification of organic compounds in the atmosphere: state of the art and challenges

B Noziere, M Kalberer, M Claeys, J Allan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The Earth's atmosphere offers a striking contrast with other known planets by its rich organic
composition, which results almost exclusively from the presence of life on the planet. About …

Real-time chemical characterization of atmospheric particulate matter in China: A review

YJ Li, Y Sun, Q Zhang, X Li, M Li, Z Zhou… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter (PM) pollution has become a major health threat
accompanying the rapid economic development in China. For decades, filter-based offline …

Elemental analysis of organic species with electron ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry

AC Aiken, PF DeCarlo, JL Jimenez - Analytical chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
We present a new elemental analysis (EA) technique for organic species (CHNO) that
allows fast on-line analysis (10 s) and reduces the required sample size to∼ 1 ng,∼ 6 …

Mass spectrometry of atmospheric aerosols—Recent developments and applications. Part II: On‐line mass spectrometry techniques

KA Pratt, KA Prather - Mass spectrometry reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the significant advances in our understanding of atmospheric particles can be
attributed to the application of mass spectrometry. Mass spectrometry provides high …