Chemistry of atmospheric brown carbon

A Laskin, J Laskin, SA Nizkorodov - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Organic carbon (OC) accounts for a large fraction of atmospheric aerosol and has profound
effects on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and climate forcing. The molecular composition …

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

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 …

Review on recent progress in observations, source identifications and countermeasures of PM2. 5

CS Liang, FK Duan, KB He, YL Ma - Environment International, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, PM 2.5 (atmospheric fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤
2.5 μm) have received so much attention that the observations, source appointment and …

Optical properties of secondary organic aerosols and their changes by chemical processes

T Moise, JM Flores, Y Rudich - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION Atmospheric aerosols play a key role in the Earth's atmosphere.
Aerosols influence cloud formation and their lifetime, they affect the distribution and amount …

Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions

S Gilardoni, P Massoli, M Paglione… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanisms leading to the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) are an
important subject of ongoing research for both air quality and climate. Recent laboratory …

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 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 …

Molecular characterization of brown carbon (BrC) chromophores in secondary organic aerosol generated from photo-oxidation of toluene

P Lin, J Liu, JE Shilling, SM Kathmann… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) is a significant contributor to light absorption and climate
forcing. However, little is known about a fundamental relationship between the chemical …

Formation of secondary organic aerosol from nitrate radical oxidation of phenolic VOCs: Implications for nitration mechanisms and brown carbon formation

RJ Mayorga, Z Zhao, H Zhang - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile phenolic derivatives are substantially emitted from biomass burning and produced
from photochemistry of atmospheric aromatic volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Oxidation …