Organic peroxides in aerosol: key reactive intermediates for multiphase processes in the atmosphere

S Wang, Y Zhao, AWH Chan, M Yao, Z Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic peroxides (POs) are organic molecules with one or more peroxide (− O–O−)
functional groups. POs are commonly regarded as chemically labile termination products …

Recent advances in mass spectrometry techniques for atmospheric chemistry research on molecular‐level

W Zhang, L Xu, H Zhang - Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Earth's atmosphere is composed of an enormous variety of chemical species associated
with trace gases and aerosol particles whose composition and chemistry have critical …

Unexpectedly efficient aging of organic aerosols mediated by autoxidation

W Zhang, Z Zhao, C Shen, H Zhang - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multiphase oxidative aging is a ubiquitous process for atmospheric organic aerosols (OA).
But its kinetics was often found to be slow in previous laboratory studies where high hydroxyl …

Kinetics and condensed-phase products in multiphase ozonolysis of an unsaturated triglyceride

Z Zhou, S Zhou, JPD Abbatt - Environmental Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ozone is an important oxidant in the environment. To study the nature of multiphase
ozonolysis, an unsaturated triglyceride, triolein, of the type present in skin oil, biological …

Peroxy radical autoxidation and sequential oxidation in organic nitrate formation during limonene nighttime oxidation

R Mayorga, Y Xia, Z Zhao, B Long… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Limonene is an abundant monoterpene released into the atmosphere via biogenic
emissions and biomass burning. However, the atmospheric oxidation and secondary …

Particle phase state and aerosol liquid water greatly impact secondary aerosol formation: insights into phase transition and its role in haze events

X Meng, Z Wu, J Chen, Y Qiu, T Zong… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
The particle phase state is crucial for reactive gas uptake, heterogeneous, and multiphase
chemical reactions, thereby impacting secondary aerosol formation. This study provides …

Anthropogenic effects on biogenic secondary organic aerosol formation

L Xu, L Du, NT Tsona, M Ge - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Anthropogenic emissions alter biogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from
naturally emitted volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). We review the major laboratory and …

Anthropogenic–biogenic interactions at night: enhanced formation of secondary aerosols and particulate nitrogen-and sulfur-containing organics from β-pinene …

L Xu, Z Yang, NT Tsona, X Wang… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mixing of anthropogenic gaseous pollutants and biogenic volatile organic compounds
impacts the formation of secondary aerosols, but still in an unclear manner. The present …

Isolating α-pinene ozonolysis pathways reveals new insights into peroxy radical chemistry and secondary organic aerosol formation

Z Zhao, W Zhang, T Alexander, X Zhang… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
α-Pinene ozonolysis is a key process that impacts the formation of new particles and
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the atmosphere. The mechanistic understanding of this …

Interfacial dimerization by organic radical reactions during heterogeneous oxidative aging of oxygenated organic aerosols

Z Zhao, R Tolentino, J Lee, A Vuong… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Oxidative aging of atmospheric organic aerosols (OA) substantially modifies their chemical
compositions, physical properties, and hence the various environmental impacts. Here, we …