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Research article
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30 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 30 Nov 2020
| 30 Nov 2020
Lignin's ability to nucleate ice via immersion freezing and its stability towards physicochemical treatments and atmospheric processing
Sophie Bogler
Institute for Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich,
Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich,
Zurich, 8092, Switzerland
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich,
8092, Switzerland
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To study the role of organic matter in ice crystal formation, we investigated the ice nucleation ability of a subcomponent of organic aerosols, the biopolymer lignin, using a droplet-freezing technique. We found that lignin is an ice-active macromolecule with changing abilities based on dilutions. The effects of atmospheric processing and of physicochemical treatments on the ability of lignin solutions to freeze were negligible. Thus, lignin is a recalcitrant ice-nucleating macromolecule.
To study the role of organic matter in ice crystal formation, we investigated the ice nucleation...
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