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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-6175-2021
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23 Apr 2021
Research article |
| 23 Apr 2021
| 23 Apr 2021
Non-equilibrium interplay between gas–particle partitioning and multiphase chemical reactions of semi-volatile compounds: mechanistic insights and practical implications for atmospheric modeling of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Jake Wilson
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Ulrich Pöschl
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
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- Desorption lifetimes and activation energies influencing gas–surface interactions and multiphase chemical kinetics D. Knopf et al.
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- Seasonal distribution of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as a critical indicator of air quality and health impact in a coastal-urban region of Poland P. Siudek
- Toxicological Effects of Secondary Air Pollutants W. Xiang et al.
- Concentration levels, gas-particle partitioning, and health risks of PAHs and their derivatives during winter in Beijing Z. Yang et al.
- A new steady-state gas–particle partitioning model of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: implication for the influence of the particulate proportion in emissions F. Zhu et al.
- Chemical and toxicological impacts of the 2025 Southern California wildfires on urban air quality in Los Angeles Y. Aghaei et al.
- Evolution of three pairs of PAH with different molecular weights and aging products OPAH: Insights from OPAH/PAH high-time resolution hazes S. Chen et al.
- Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using a high performance-single particle aerosol mass spectrometer Y. Zhang et al.
- Variations in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and nitro polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel vehicle emission plumes H. Che et al.
- Brominated Persistent Organic Pollutants in Cloud/Fog Water: First Field Observations of Scavenging Behavior L. Adyanis et al.
- The key characteristics of cardiotoxicity for the pervasive pollutant phenanthrene E. England et al.
- Seasonal Distribution of Pm2.5-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons as a Critical Indicator of Air Quality and Health Impact in a Coastal-Urban Region of Poland P. Siudek
- Size-resolved gas-particle partitioning characteristics of typical semi-volatile organic compounds in urban atmosphere S. Wang et al.
- Spatial Variations of Atmospheric Alkylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons across the Western Pacific to the Southern Ocean: Unexpected Increasing Deposition F. Zhu et al.
- Assessment of factors affecting the diurnal variations of atmospheric PAHs based on a numerical simulation Z. Zhen et al.
- Desorption lifetimes and activation energies influencing gas–surface interactions and multiphase chemical kinetics D. Knopf et al.
- An improved model on the evaporation kinetics of the single aerosol droplet and its application for the droplet composed of ammonium sulfate or sucrose solution C. Zhang et al.
- Characterization, risk assessment, and source estimation of PM10-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during wintertime in the ambient air of Basrah City, Iraq A. Alshaheen et al.
- The impact of gaseous degradation on the gas–particle partitioning of methylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons F. Zhu et al.
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This work explores the gas–particle partitioning of PAHs on soot with a kinetic model. We show that the equilibration timescale depends on PAH molecular structure, temperature, and particle number concentration. We explore scenarios in which the particulate fraction is perturbed from equilibrium by chemical loss and discuss implications for chemical transport models that assume instantaneous equilibration at each model time step.
This work explores the gas–particle partitioning of PAHs on soot with a kinetic model. We show...
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