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Kruse SM, Tumminello PR, Moore AN, Lee C, Prather KA, Slade JH. Effects of Relative Humidity and Phase on the Molecular Detection of Nascent Sea Spray Aerosol Using Extractive Electrospray Ionization. Anal Chem 2024; 96:12901-12907. [PMID: 39047064 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Online mass spectrometry techniques, such as extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS), present an attractive alternative for analyzing aerosol molecular composition due to reduced aerosol sample collection and handling times and improved time resolution. Recent studies show a dependence of EESI-MS sensitivity on particle size and mixing state. This study measured authentic sea spray aerosol (SSA) components generated during a phytoplankton bloom, specifically glycerol, palmitic acid, and potassium ions. We demonstrate temporal variability and trends dependent on specific biological processes occurring in seawater. We found that the EESI-MS sensitivity, after adjusting for pressure variations at the inlet and normalizing to the reagent ion, critically depends on the sample's relative humidity. Relevant SSA species exhibited heightened sensitivity at an elevated relative humidity near the deliquescence relative humidity of sea salt and poorer sensitivity with sparse detection below the efflorescence relative humidity. Modeling the reagent ion's diffusive depth demonstrates that the sample aerosol particle viscosity governs the relative humidity dependence because it modulates the particle's coagulation efficiency and distance the reagent ion diffuses and reacts with components in the particle bulk. The effects of particle size and mixing state are discussed, revealing improved sensitivity of phase-separated components present along the particle surface. This work highlights the importance of the particle phase state in detecting and quantifying molecular components within authentic and complex aerosol particles and the utility of EESI-MS for measuring SSA composition.
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- Samantha M Kruse
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Deigo, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Deigo, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Su B, Zhuo Z, Fu Y, Sun W, Chen Y, Du X, Yang Y, Wu S, Xie Q, Huang F, Chen D, Li L, Zhang G, Bi X, Zhou Z. Individual particle investigation on the chloride depletion of inland transported sea spray aerosols during East Asian summer monsoon. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 765:144290. [PMID: 33401057 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Inland transported sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles along with multiphase reactions are essential to drive the regional circulation of nitrogen, sulfur and halogen species in the atmosphere. Specially, the physicochemical properties of SSA will be significantly affected by the displacement reaction of chloride. However, the role of organic species and the mixing state on the chloride depletion of SSA during long-range inland transport remains unclear. Hence, a single particle aerosol mass spectrometer (SPAMS) was employed to investigate the particle size and chemical composition of individual SSA particles over inland southern China during the East Asian summer monsoon. Based on the variation of chemical composition, SSA particles were clustered into SSA-Aged, SSA-Bio and SSA-Ca. SSA-Aged was regarded as the aged Na-rich SSA particles. In comparison to the SSA-Aged, SSA-Bio involved some extra organic species associated with biological origin (i.e., organic nitrogen and phosphate). Each type occupies for approximately 50% of total detected SSA particles. Besides, SSA-Ca may relate to organic shell of Na-rich SSA particles, which is negligible (~3%). Tight correlation between Na and diverse organic acids was exhibited for the SSA-Aged (r2 = 0.52, p < 0.01) and SSA-Bio (r2 = 0.61, p < 0.01), reflecting the impact of organic acids to the chloride displacement during inland transport SSA particles. The chloride depletion occupied by organic acids is estimated to be up to 34%. It is noted that distinctly different degree of chloride depletion was observed between SSA-Aged and SSA-Bio. It is more likely to be attributed to the associated organic coatings for the SSA-Bio particles, which inhibits the displacement reactions between acids and chloride. As revealed from the mixing state of SSA-Bio, defined hourly mean peak area ratio of Cl / Na increases with the increasing phosphate and organic nitrogen. This finding provides additional basis for the improvement of modeling simulations in chlorine circulation and a comprehensive understanding of the effects of organics on chloride depletion of SSA particles.
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- Bojiang Su
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Guangzhou Hexin Analytical Instrument Limited Company, Guangzhou 510530, PR China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Regional Air Quality Monitoring, Guangdong Environmental Monitoring Center, Guangzhou 510308, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for On-line Source Apportionment System of Air Pollution, Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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Unger I, Saak CM, Salter M, Zieger P, Patanen M, Björneholm O. Influence of Organic Acids on the Surface Composition of Sea Spray Aerosol. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:422-429. [PMID: 31833771 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b09710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recent studies on sea spray aerosol indicate an enrichment of Ca2+ in small particles, which are often thought to originate from the very surface of a water body when bubbles burst. One model to explain this observation is the formation of ion pairs between Ca2+(aq) and surface-active organic species. In this study, we have used X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to probe aqueous salt solutions and artificial sea spray aerosol to study whether ion pairing in the liquid environment also affects the surface composition of dry aerosol. Carboxylic acids were added to the sample solutions to mimic some of the organic compounds present in natural seawater. Our results show that the formation of a core-shell structure governs the surface composition of the aerosol. The core-shell structure contrasts previous observations of the dry sea spray aerosol on substrates. As such, this may indicate that substrates can impact the morphology of the dried aerosol.
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- Isaak Unger
- Uppsala University , Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala , Sweden
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- Uppsala University , Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala , Sweden.,Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry , Stockholm University , SE-10691 Stockholm , Sweden.,Bolin Centre for Climate Research , SE-10691 Stockholm , Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry , Stockholm University , SE-10691 Stockholm , Sweden.,Bolin Centre for Climate Research , SE-10691 Stockholm , Sweden
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science , University of Oulu , P.O. Box 8000 FI-90570 Oulu , Finland
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Sultana CM, Al-Mashat H, Prather KA. Expanding Single Particle Mass Spectrometer Analyses for the Identification of Microbe Signatures in Sea Spray Aerosol. Anal Chem 2017; 89:10162-10170. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Camille M. Sultana
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Scripps Institution
of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Tan F, Jing B, Tong S, Ge M. The effects of coexisting Na 2SO 4 on heterogeneous uptake of NO 2 on CaCO 3 particles at various RHs. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 586:930-938. [PMID: 28215800 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Atmospheric particles can undergo nucleation, coagulation, chemical-aging, dissolution-precipitation or other atmospheric processes, resulting in complex multicomponent aerosols. The coexisting species have potentially important consequences in the heterogeneous reactions of multicomponent aerosol particles with polluted gases, which are still poorly understood. The effect of coexisting Na2SO4 on heterogeneous uptake of NO2 on CaCO3 particles is investigated in a broad RH range. The combination of DRIFTS, Raman, SEM and IC provides qualitative and quantitative information about the formation of nitrate and other surface species. Ca(NO3)2 and NaNO3 are generated on mixed CaCO3-Na2SO4 particles under dry condition. Both the amount of NO3- formed and the NO3- formation rates for the mixtures can be predicted based on the linear addition of those for pure CaCO3 and Na2SO4 particles under dry condition. The further reaction of Ca(NO3)2 with Na2SO4 could lead to the formation of crystal NaNO3 and CaSO4·0.5H2O at 30% RH. Coagulation between Ca2+ and SO42- in surface adsorbed water is observed after part conversion of CaCO3 to Ca(NO3)2, resulting in the formation of CaSO4·2H2O at 80% RH. The amount of NO3- formed on the mixtures is dramatically enhanced relative to the predictions at 30% and 80% RH. The findings presented here highlight the role of coexisting species in the heterogeneous reactions of trace gases with multicomponent aerosols due to the complexity of atmospheric particles.
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- Fang Tan
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; Center for Excellence in Urban Atmospheric Environment (CEUAE), Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, PR China.
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Sultana CM, Collins DB, Prather KA. Effect of Structural Heterogeneity in Chemical Composition on Online Single-Particle Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Sea Spray Aerosol Particles. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:3660-3668. [PMID: 28299935 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Knowledge of the surface composition of sea spray aerosols (SSA) is critical for understanding and predicting climate-relevant impacts. Offline microscopy and spectroscopy studies have shown that dry supermicron SSA tend to be spatially heterogeneous particles with sodium- and chloride-rich cores surrounded by organic enriched surface layers containing minor inorganic seawater components such as magnesium and calcium. At the same time, single-particle mass spectrometry reveals several different mass spectral ion patterns, suggesting that there may be a number of chemically distinct particle types. This study investigates factors controlling single particle mass spectra of nascent supermicron SSA. Depth profiling experiments conducted on SSA generated by a fritted bubbler and total ion intensity analysis of SSA generated by a marine aerosol reference tank were compared with observations of ambient SSA observed at two coastal locations. Analysis of SSA produced by utilizing controlled laboratory methods reveals that single-particle mass spectra with weak sodium ion signals can be produced by the desorption of the surface of typical dry SSA particles composed of salt cores and organic-rich coatings. Thus, this lab-based study for the first time unifies findings from offline and online measurements as well as lab and field studies of the SSA particle-mixing state.
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- Camille M Sultana
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California , San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Peckhaus A, Kiselev A, Wagner R, Duft D, Leisner T. Temperature-dependent formation of NaCl dihydrate in levitated NaCl and sea salt aerosol particles. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:244503. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4972589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sobanska S, Falgayrac G, Rimetz-Planchon J, Perdrix E, Brémard C, Barbillat J. Resolving the internal structure of individual atmospheric aerosol particle by the combination of Atomic Force Microscopy, ESEM–EDX, Raman and ToF–SIMS imaging. Microchem J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2013.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Schindelholz E, Tsui LK, Kelly RG. Hygroscopic Particle Behavior Studied by Interdigitated Array Microelectrode Impedance Sensors. J Phys Chem A 2013; 118:167-77. [DOI: 10.1021/jp4098149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Eric Schindelholz
- University of Virginia, 395 McCormick Road, P.O. Box 400745, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- University of Virginia, 395 McCormick Road, P.O. Box 400745, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- University of Virginia, 395 McCormick Road, P.O. Box 400745, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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Measurement of the association constants through micro-Raman spectra of supersaturated lithium perchlorate droplets. Sci China Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-4970-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ault AP, Zhao D, Ebben CJ, Tauber MJ, Geiger FM, Prather KA, Grassian VH. Raman microspectroscopy and vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy as probes of the bulk and surface compositions of size-resolved sea spray aerosol particles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:6206-14. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp43899f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Qian Z, Wang F, Zheng Y, Yu J, Zhang Y. Crystallization kinetics of sea-salt aerosols studied by high-speed photography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4907-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ahn KH, Kim SM, Jung HJ, Lee MJ, Eom HJ, Maskey S, Ro CU. Combined Use of Optical and Electron Microscopic Techniques for the Measurement of Hygroscopic Property, Chemical Composition, and Morphology of Individual Aerosol Particles. Anal Chem 2010; 82:7999-8009. [DOI: 10.1021/ac101432y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kang-Ho Ahn
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 425-791, Korea, and Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 425-791, Korea, and Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 425-791, Korea, and Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 425-791, Korea, and Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 425-791, Korea, and Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 425-791, Korea, and Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, 425-791, Korea, and Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea
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Guo X, Shou JJ, Zhang YH, Reid JP. Micro-Raman analysis of association equilibria in supersaturated NaClO4 droplets. Analyst 2010; 135:495-502. [DOI: 10.1039/b918978e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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