Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-327-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-327-2025
Research article
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09 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 09 Jan 2025

The role of interfacial tension in the size-dependent phase separation of atmospheric aerosol particles

Ryan Schmedding and Andreas Zuend

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1690', Alison Bain, 09 Jul 2024
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1690', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Jul 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Ryan Schmedding, 19 Sep 2024
    • AC4: 'Reply on RC1', Ryan Schmedding, 18 Oct 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-1690', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Sep 2024
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Ryan Schmedding, 19 Sep 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Ryan Schmedding on behalf of the Authors (15 Oct 2024)  Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
EF by Anna Glados (21 Oct 2024)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Oct 2024) by Stefania Gilardoni
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (28 Oct 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Nov 2024)
ED: Publish as is (05 Nov 2024) by Stefania Gilardoni
AR by Ryan Schmedding on behalf of the Authors (11 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Four different approaches for computing the interfacial tension between liquid phases in aerosol particles were tested for particles with diameters from 10 nm to more than 5 μm. Antonov's rule led to the strongest reductions in the onset relative humidity of liquid–liquid phase separation and reproduced measured interfacial tensions for highly immiscible systems. A modified form of the Butler equation was able to best reproduce measured interfacial tensions in more miscible systems.
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