Large Discrepancy in the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols from Structurally Similar Monoterpenes

Secondary organic aerosols over oceans via oxidation of isoprene and monoterpenes from Arctic to Antarctic

Isoprene and monoterpenes are important precursors of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) in continents. However, their contributions to aerosols over oceans are still inconclusive. Here we analyzed SOA tracers from isoprene and monoterpenes in aerosol samples collected over oceans during the Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Research Expeditions. Combined with literature reports elsewhere, we found th...

Hygroscopicity of secondary organic aerosols formed by oxidation of cycloalkenes, monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and related compounds

A series of experiments has been conducted in the Caltech indoor smog chamber facility to investigate the water uptake properties of aerosol formed by oxidation of various organic precursors. Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from simple and substituted cycloalkenes (C5-C8) is produced in dark ozonolysis experiments in a dry chamber (RH∼5%). Biogenic SOA from monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and oxy...

Production of Secondary Organic Aerosol from Multiphase Monoterpenes

Secondary Organic Compounds in Atmospheric Aerosols: Speciation and Formation Mechanisms

Atendendo às características fotoquímicas atmosféricas, as áreas florestadas dos países mediterrânicos constituem um ambiente apropriado para investigar os aerossóis orgânicos secundários. Este estudo visa estudar in situ a composição dos aerossóis, em particular os produtos resultantes da foto-oxidação de compostos orgânicos voláteis biogênicos, considerando simultaneamente a contribuição antr...

Esters as oligomers in secondary organic aerosols

Unambiguous identification of esters as oligomers in secondary organic aerosol formed from cyclohexene and cyclohexene/α-pinene ozonolysis L. Müller, M.-C. Reinnig, J. Warnke, and T. Hoffmann Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Institut für anorganische Chemie und analytische Chemie, Duesbergweg 10–14 55128 Mainz, Germany Received: 2 August 2007 – Accepted: 9 September 2007 – Published: 26 Septembe...