Volatility is a key property of
organic aerosol because it determines the partitioning between the gas and particle phases, and thus the formation of SOA particles.
Not exact matches
She decided to study the role that
organic particles play in cloud droplet formation,
because a large proportion of marine
aerosols — which have a significant climate impact — are
organics.
The results imply that the interaction between
organic and sulfuric acids promotes efficient formation of
organic and sulfate
aerosols in the polluted atmosphere
because of emissions from burning of fossil fuels, which strongly affect human health and global climate.
Forest fires in the lower latitudes, however, are actually beneficial sources of black carbon
because it is coupled with
organic aerosols and ends up reflecting light and heat, causing the surrounding area to cool.
However,
because of its acidity, H2SO4 (and potentially MSA) can enhance the formation and growth of secondary
organic aerosol (SOA) from
organic compounds (5, 44, 45), including those produced by homogeneous nucleation of low - volatility species (46).