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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2639-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2639-2022
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25 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 25 Feb 2022

The role of organic acids in new particle formation from methanesulfonic acid and methylamine

Rongjie Zhang, Jiewen Shen, Hong-Bin Xie, Jingwen Chen, and Jonas Elm

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Formic acid is screened out as the species that can effectively catalyze the new particle formation (NPF) of the methanesulfonic acid (MSA)–methylamine system, indicating organic acids might be required to facilitate MSA-driven NPF in the atmosphere. The results are significant to comprehensively understand the MSA-driven NPF and expand current knowledge of the contribution of OAs to NPF.
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