Measuring the Surface Tension of Atmospheric Particles and Relevant Mixtures to Better Understand Key Atmospheric Processes

M El Haber, V Gérard, J Kleinheins… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aerosol and aqueous particles are ubiquitous in Earth's atmosphere and play key roles in
geochemical processes such as natural chemical cycles, cloud and fog formation, air …

Atmospheric aerosols: clouds, chemistry, and climate

VF McNeill - Annual review of chemical and biomolecular …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Although too small to be seen with the human eye, atmospheric particulate matter has major
impacts on the world around us, from our health to global climate. Understanding the …

Surface tension prevails over solute effect in organic-influenced cloud droplet activation

J Ovadnevaite, A Zuend, A Laaksonen, KJ Sanchez… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The spontaneous growth of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) into cloud droplets under
supersaturated water vapour conditions is described by classic Köhler theory,. This …

The surface tension of surfactant-containing, finite volume droplets

BR Bzdek, JP Reid, J Malila… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Surface tension influences the fraction of atmospheric particles that become cloud droplets.
Although surfactants are an important component of aerosol mass, the surface tension of …

Enrichment of perfluoroalkyl substances in the sea-surface microlayer and sea-spray aerosols in the Southern Ocean

G Casas, A Martínez-Varela, JL Roscales… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sea-spray (or sea-salt) aerosol (SSA) formation and their subsequent atmospheric transport
and deposition have been suggested to play a prominent role in the occurrence of ionizable …

Surface-Area-to-Volume Ratio Determines Surface Tensions in Microscopic, Surfactant-Containing Droplets

A Bain, K Ghosh, NL Prisle, BR Bzdek - ACS Central Science, 2023 - ACS Publications
The surface composition of aerosol droplets is central to predicting cloud droplet number
concentrations, understanding atmospheric pollutant transformation, and interpreting …

Surfaces of atmospheric droplet models probed with synchrotron xps on a liquid microjet

NL Prisle - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The atmosphere is a key part of the earth system comprising myriad chemical
species in all basic forms of matter. Ubiquitous nano-and microscopic aerosol particles and …

Emerging investigator series: surfactants, films, and coatings on atmospheric aerosol particles: a review

KA Wokosin, EL Schell, JA Faust - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Surfactants are surface-active molecules or ions that can often be found at the surface of
atmospheric aerosol particles. Some surfactants, such as biomolecules in marine aerosol …

Molecular simulations of interfacial systems: challenges, applications and future perspectives

M Lbadaoui-Darvas, G Garberoglio… - Molecular …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We present a comprehensive review of methods and applications of molecular simulations
of interfacial systems. We give a detailed overview of the main techniques and major …

Comparison of six approaches to predicting droplet activation of surface active aerosol–Part 2: strong surfactants

S Vepsäläinen, SM Calderón… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Surfactants have been a focus of investigation in atmospheric sciences for decades due to
their ability to modify the water uptake and cloud formation potential of aerosols. Surfactants …