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Technical note
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19 Oct 2021
Technical note |
| 19 Oct 2021
| 19 Oct 2021
Technical note: Pyrolysis principles explain time-resolved organic aerosol release from biomass burning
Mariam Fawaz
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Anita Avery
Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MS 01821, USA
Timothy B. Onasch
Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MS 01821, USA
Leah R. Williams
Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MS 01821, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 205 N Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, 400
Isotope Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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Biomass burning is responsible for 90 % of the emissions of primary organic aerosols to the atmosphere. Emissions from biomass burning sources are considered chaotic. In this work, we developed a controlled experimental approach to understand the controlling factors in emission. Our results showed that emissions are repeatable and deterministic and that emissions from wood can be constrained.
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