Critical contribution of chemically diverse carbonyl molecules to the oxidative potential of atmospheric aerosols

F Li, S Tang, J Lv, S Yu, X Sun, D Cao… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Carbonyls have an important effect on atmospheric chemistry and human health because of
their high electrophilicity. Here, high-throughput screening of carbonyl molecules in complex …

Evolution of black carbon and brown carbon during summertime in Southwestern China: An assessment of control measures during the 2023 Chengdu Summer World …

Z Bao, X Zeng, J Zhou, F Yang, K Lu, C Zhai, X Li… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The 31st FISU Summer World University Games (SWUG) was held in Chengdu,
southwestern China, from July 22 to August 8, 2023. A series of control measures were …

Biomass-burning organic aerosols as a pool of atmospheric reactive triplets to drive multiphase sulfate formation

Z Liang, L Zhou, Y Chang, Y Qin, CK Chan - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Biomass-burning organic aerosol (s)(BBOA) are rich in brown carbon, which significantly
absorbs solar irradiation and potentially accelerates global warming. Despite its importance …

Click-Chemistry-Enabled Functionalization of Cellulose Nanocrystals with Single-Stranded DNA for Directed Assembly

D Bukharina, K Cauffiel, LM Killingsworth… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Controlling the self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) requires precise control over
their surface chemistry for the directed assembly of advanced nanocomposites with tailored …

The semi-solid phase of atmospheric particles facilitates the formation of secondary brown carbon: Possible contribution of ionic strength to Maillard-like reactions

J Xie, F Zheng, Y Zhang, Y Wang, P Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2025 - Elsevier
Brown carbon (BrC) plays a crucial role in atmospheric radiation and global climate.
Secondary brown carbon (SBrC) generated through various oxidation pathways from …

Mechanistic insight into the photoconversion of losartan potassium mediated by different types of microplastics

D Zheng, J Duan, Y Wu, W Dong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays the proliferation of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments and impacts on
the fate of organic contaminants (OCs) has drawn sustained worldwide attention. In this …

Nitroaromatic compounds in six major Chinese cities: Influence of different formation mechanisms on light absorption properties

S Huang, Z Shen, X Yang, G Bai, L Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) are important nitrogen organics in aerosol with strong
light-absorbing and chemically reactive properties. In this study, NACs in six Chinese …

Compositional and optical characteristics of aqueous brown carbon and HULIS in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain using a coupled EEM PARAFAC, FT-IR and 1H …

S Dey, S Sarkar - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
This study provides insights into the fluorophoric composition of aqueous brown carbon (BrC
aq) and chemically-separated humic-like substances (HULIS): neutral HULIS (HULIS-n; at …

Chemical Fate of Particulate Sulfur from Nighttime Oxidation of Thiophene

M Lum, K Chen, B Ries, L Tian, R Mayorga, Y Cui… - ACS Es&t …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sulfur-containing volatile organic compounds emitted during wildfire events, such as
dimethyl sulfide, are known to form secondary aerosols containing inorganic sulfate (SO42–) …

Relative Humidity Modulates the Physicochemical Processing of Secondary Brown Carbon Formation from Nighttime Oxidation of Furan and Pyrrole

K Chen, C Hamilton, B Ries, M Lum, R Mayorga… - ACS Es&t …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Light-absorbing secondary organic aerosols (SOAs), also known as secondary brown
carbon (BrC), are major components of wildfire smoke that can have a significant impact on …