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Comparison of aqueous secondary organic aerosol (aqSOA) product distributions from guaiacol oxidation by non-phenolic and phenolic methoxybenzaldehydes as photosensitizers in the absence and presence of ammonium nitrate
Brix Raphael Go
School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
Yong Jie Li
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Centre for Regional Oceans, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, China
Dan Dan Huang
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Formation and Prevention of the Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
Yalin Wang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Centre for Regional Oceans, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, China
School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
Low-Carbon and Climate Impact Research Centre of School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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We compared non-phenolic and phenolic methoxybenzaldehydes as photosensitizers for aqueous secondary organic aerosol (aqSOA) formation under cloud and fog conditions. We showed that the structural features of photosensitizers affect aqSOA formation. We also elucidated potential interactions between photosensitization and ammonium nitrate photolysis. Our findings are useful for evaluating the importance of photosensitized reactions on aqSOA formation, which could improve aqSOA predictive models.
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