Recent progress in atmospheric chemistry research in China: establishing a theoretical framework for the “Air Pollution Complex”

T Zhu, M Tang, M Gao, X Bi, J Cao, H Che… - … in Atmospheric Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Atmospheric chemistry research has been growing rapidly in China in the last 25 years
since the concept of the “air pollution complex” was first proposed by Professor Xiaoyan …

Increased night-time oxidation over China despite widespread decrease across the globe

H Wang, H Wang, X Lu, K Lu, L Zhang, YJ Tham… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nitrogen oxides (NO x= NO+ NO2) emitted from combustion and natural sources are
reactive gases that regulate the composition of Earth's atmosphere. Nocturnal oxidation …

Increasing contribution of nighttime nitrogen chemistry to wintertime haze formation in Beijing observed during COVID-19 lockdowns

C Yan, YJ Tham, W Nie, M Xia, H Wang, Y Guo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nitrate comprises the largest fraction of fine particulate matter in China during severe haze.
Consequently, strict control of nitrogen oxides (NO x) emissions has been regarded as an …

Tutorial: Dynamic organic growth modeling with a volatility basis set

D Stolzenburg, M Wang, M Schervish… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic aerosols are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and oxygenated organics are a major
driver of aerosol growth. The volatility basis set (VBS) as introduced by Donahue et al.(2006 …

Insufficient condensable organic vapors lead to slow growth of new particles in an urban environment

X Li, Y Li, R Cai, C Yan, X Qiao, Y Guo… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric new particle formation significantly affects global climate and air quality after
newly formed particles grow above∼ 50 nm. In polluted urban atmospheres with 1–3 orders …

NO at low concentration can enhance the formation of highly oxygenated biogenic molecules in the atmosphere

W Nie, C Yan, L Yang, P Roldin, Y Liu, AL Vogel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The interaction between nitrogen monoxide (NO) and organic peroxy radicals (RO2) greatly
impacts the formation of highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOM), the key precursors of …

Aerosol high water contents favor sulfate and secondary organic aerosol formation from fossil fuel combustion emissions

X Huang, Z Liu, Y Ge, Q Li, X Wang, H Fu… - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
Fine-particle pollution associated with high sulfate and secondary organic aerosol (SOA)
contents still occurs in winter, despite considerable reductions in precursor emissions in …

Volatility parametrization of low-volatile components of ambient organic aerosols based on molecular formulas

X Yang, S Ren, Y Wang, G Yang, Y Li, C Li… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Evaluating the volatility of organic compounds based solely on their molecular formulas
would avoid tough demands in deriving molecular structures. Here, we deployed an iodide …

Fate of oxygenated volatile organic compounds in the Yangtze River Delta Region: source contributions and impacts on the atmospheric oxidation capacity

J Li, X Xie, L Li, X Wang, H Wang, S Jing… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Community Multiscale Air Quality model (CMAQv5. 2) was implemented to investigate
the sources and sinks of oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs) during a high O3 …

Evidence for reducing volatile organic compounds to improve air quality from concurrent observations and in situ simulations at 10 stations in eastern China

X Lyu, H Guo, Q Zou, K Li, E Xiong… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ground-level ozone (O3) has been an emerging air pollution in China and interacts with fine
particulate matters (PM2. 5). We synthesized observations of O3 and its precursors in two …