Secondary organic aerosol formation from monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: insights from laboratory studies

Z Yang, L Du, Y Li, X Ge - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs) are key anthropogenic pollutants and often
dominate the volatile organic compound emissions and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) …

Smog chamber study of the effects of NOx and NH3 on the formation of secondary organic aerosols and optical properties from photo-oxidation of toluene

X Qi, S Zhu, C Zhu, J Hu, S Lou, L Xu, J Dong… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) have been receiving significant attention because of
their significant impacts on air quality and human health. In this study, the influences of …

Atmospheric OH oxidation chemistry of particulate liquid crystal monomers: an emerging persistent organic pollutant in air

Q Liu, J Liggio, J Wentzell, P Lee, K Li… - … Science & Technology …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are synthetic chemicals widely used in liquid crystal
displays such as televisions and smartphones and have recently been detected in indoor …

Effect of relative humidity on SOA formation from aromatic hydrocarbons: Implications from the evolution of gas-and particle-phase species

T Chen, B Chu, Q Ma, P Zhang, J Liu, H He - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Relative humidity (RH) plays a significant role in secondary organic aerosol (SOA)
formation, but the mechanisms remain uncertain. Using a 30 m 3 indoor smog chamber, the …

Particle-bound highly oxidized organic molecules derived from aromatic hydrocarbons in an urban atmosphere

M Zhu, S Wang, Y Zhang, Z Yu, Y Yu… - … Science & Technology …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Previous laboratory and theoretical studies have demonstrated that gas-phase oxidation of
aromatic hydrocarbons can produce highly oxidized organic molecules (HOMs) via …

Reactor characterization and primary application of a state of art dual-reactor chamber in the investigation of atmospheric photochemical processes

H Luo, G Li, J Chen, Y Wang, T An - journal of environmental sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing attention has been paid to the air pollution more recently. Smog chamber has
been proved as a necessary and effective tool to study atmospheric processes, including …

Heterogeneous reaction of toluene/NO 2/O 3 on α-Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles: the impacts of O 3, light illumination, and relative humidity on the formation of N-containing …

X He, Z Ma, X Xi, A Kudesi, J Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the heterogeneous reactions of toluene significantly affect the atmospheric
environment, less attention has been paid to the effects of O3, light illumination, and relative …

Hydroxymethanesulfonate formation as a significant pathway of transformation of SO2

H Zhang, Y Xu, L Jia - Atmospheric Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The transformation mechanism of sulfur dioxide (SO 2), especially during haze periods, is
unclear, and hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) formation is recently recommended to be one …

Effects of NO2 and RH on secondary organic aerosol formation and light absorption from OH oxidation of ο-xylene

S Liu, Y Wang, X Xu, G Wang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Ο-xylene is an important aromatic volatile organic compound (VOC) in the atmosphere over
urban areas. In this work, the effect of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) concentration and relative …

Variability in Aromatic Aerosol Yields under Very Low NOx Conditions at Different HO2/RO2 Regimes

W Peng, C Le, WC Porter… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Current chemical transport models generally use a constant secondary organic aerosol
(SOA) yield to represent SOA formation from aromatic compounds under low NO x …