The acidity of atmospheric particles and clouds

HOT Pye, A Nenes, B Alexander, AP Ault… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Acidity, defined as pH, is a central component of aqueous chemistry. In the atmosphere, the
acidity of condensed phases (aerosol particles, cloud water, and fog droplets) governs the …

[HTML][HTML] Acidity and the multiphase chemistry of atmospheric aqueous particles and clouds

A Tilgner, T Schaefer, B Alexander… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
The acidity of aqueous atmospheric solutions is a key parameter driving both the partitioning
of semi-volatile acidic and basic trace gases and their aqueous-phase chemistry. In addition …

Organosulfates in ambient aerosol: state of knowledge and future research directions on formation, abundance, fate, and importance

M Brüggemann, R Xu, A Tilgner… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Organosulfates (OSs), also referred to as organic sulfate esters, are well-known and
ubiquitous constituents of atmospheric aerosol particles. Commonly, they are assumed to …

Joint impacts of acidity and viscosity on the formation of secondary organic aerosol from isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX) in phase separated particles

Y Zhang, Y Chen, Z Lei, NE Olson, M Riva… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is mainly formed through acid-catalyzed
reactive uptake of isoprene-derived epoxydiols (IEPOX) onto sulfate aerosol particles. The …

A biogenic secondary organic aerosol source of cirrus ice nucleating particles

MJ Wolf, Y Zhang, MA Zawadowicz, M Goodell… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Atmospheric ice nucleating particles (INPs) influence global climate by altering cloud
formation, lifetime, and precipitation efficiency. The role of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) …

A review of secondary organic aerosols formation focusing on organosulfates and organic nitrates

W Fan, T Chen, Z Zhu, H Zhang, Y Qiu, D Yin - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) are crucial constitution of fine particulate matter (PM),
which are mainly derived from photochemical oxidation products of primary organic matter …

Aerosol acidity: Novel measurements and implications for atmospheric chemistry

AP Ault - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The pH of a solution is one of its most fundamental chemical properties,
impacting reaction pathways and kinetics across every area of chemistry. The atmosphere is …

Human-health impacts of controlling secondary air pollution precursors

HOT Pye, KW Appel, KM Seltzer… - … science & technology …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Exposure to ozone and fine particle (PM2. 5) air pollution results in premature death. These
pollutants are predominantly secondary in nature and can form from nitrogen oxides (NO x) …

Air pollution control strategies directly limiting national health damages in the US

Y Ou, JJ West, SJ Smith, CG Nolte… - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) from fuel combustion significantly contributes to
global and US mortality. Traditional control strategies typically reduce emissions for specific …

Humidity-dependent viscosity of secondary organic aerosol from ozonolysis of β-caryophyllene: Measurements, predictions, and implications

AM Maclean, NR Smith, Y Li, Y Huang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
To predict important secondary organic aerosol (SOA) properties, information on viscosity or
diffusion rates within SOA is needed. Ozonolysis of β-caryophyllene is an important SOA …