Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …

The Influence of Heterogeneous Processes on the Physicochemical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols

M Ge, S Tong, L Du, L Wu, T Lei, K Li, M Xu… - … in Atmospheric Sciences, 2025 - Springer
With the rapid development of the world economy, complex air pollution has increasingly
become a serious threat; for example, with haze events occurring frequently in various …

Atmospheric evolution of molecular-weight-separated brown carbon from biomass burning

JPS Wong, M Tsagkaraki, I Tsiodra… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Biomass burning is a major source of atmospheric brown carbon (BrC), and through its
absorption of UV/VIS radiation, it can play an important role in the planetary radiative …

An overview of dynamic heterogeneous oxidations in the troposphere

EA Pillar-Little, MI Guzman - Environments, 2018 - mdpi.com
Due to the adverse effect of atmospheric aerosols on public health and their ability to affect
climate, extensive research has been undertaken in recent decades to understand their …

The Roles of N, S, and O in Molecular Absorption Features of Brown Carbon in PM2.5 in a Typical Semi‐Arid Megacity in Northwestern China

Y Zeng, Y Ning, Z Shen, L Zhang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Brown Carbon (BrC) absorbs light in wavelength of 300–400 nm, and BrC molecule
(BrCM) is a fundamental component responsible for aerosol radiative forcing. In this study …

Dynamic wood smoke aerosol toxicity during oxidative atmospheric aging

S Wang, PJ Gallimore, C Liu-Kang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wildfires are a major source of biomass burning aerosol to the atmosphere, with their
incidence and intensity expected to increase in a warmer future climate. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass-burning-derived particles from a wide variety of fuels–Part 2: Effects of photochemical aging on particle optical and chemical properties

CD Cappa, CY Lim, DH Hagan… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Particles in smoke emitted from biomass combustion have a large impact on global climate
and urban air quality. There is limited understanding of how particle optical properties …

Effect of heterogeneous oxidative aging on light absorption by biomass burning organic aerosol

EC Browne, X Zhang, JP Franklin… - Aerosol Science and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Light-absorbing organic aerosol (brown carbon, BrC) impacts the radiative balance of the
earth's atmosphere; however, the magnitude of this impact is poorly constrained due to …

Aqueous photoreactions of wood smoke brown carbon

RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, M Bastawrous… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A dominant source of light-absorbing aerosol particles, brown carbon (BrC), to the
atmosphere is smoke from biomass burning. Aqueous aging of biomass burning organic …

Aqueous-phase photoreactions of mixed aromatic carbonyl photosensitizers yield more oxygenated, oxidized, and less light-absorbing secondary organic aerosol …

BR Go, YJ Li, DD Huang, CK Chan - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aromatic carbonyls have been mainly probed as photosensitizers for aqueous secondary
organic aerosol (aqSOA) and light-absorbing organic aerosol (ie, brown carbon or BrC) …