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10 Jun 2015
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| 10 Jun 2015
Connecting the solubility and CCN activation of complex organic aerosols: a theoretical study using solubility distributions
I. Riipinen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Center of Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
N. Rastak
Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
S. N. Pandis
Center of Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Short summary
Atmospheric organic aerosol is complex and thus a challenge to model. We introduce a theoretical framework (solubility distributions) to represent the solubility of multicomponent mixtures. Using the framework, we evaluate the commonly made assumptions about the cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) activity of organic mixtures. We find that material with water solubilities larger than 0.1-100 g/L can usually be treated as completely soluble, which simplifies the treatment of organic CCN.
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