Characterization of Chemical Components and Optical Properties of Toluene Secondary Organic Aerosol in Presence of Ferric Chloride Fine Particles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Materials
2.2. Smog Chamber Experiments
2.3. Characterization Components of Toluene SOA
2.4. Optical Characterization of Toluene SOA
3. Results
3.1. Generation of Toluene SOA with and without Ferric Chloride Fine Particles
3.2. Chemical Constituents of Toluene SOA with and without Ferric Chloride Fine Particles
3.3. MAC of Toluene SOA under Different Concentrations of Ferric Chloride Fine Particles
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, W.; Huang, M.; Hu, H.; Zhao, W.; Hu, C.; Gu, X.; Zhang, W. Characterization of Chemical Components and Optical Properties of Toluene Secondary Organic Aerosol in Presence of Ferric Chloride Fine Particles. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 1075. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14071075
Wang W, Huang M, Hu H, Zhao W, Hu C, Gu X, Zhang W. Characterization of Chemical Components and Optical Properties of Toluene Secondary Organic Aerosol in Presence of Ferric Chloride Fine Particles. Atmosphere. 2023; 14(7):1075. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14071075
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Weichao, Mingqiang Huang, Huimin Hu, Weixiong Zhao, Changjin Hu, Xuejun Gu, and Weijun Zhang. 2023. "Characterization of Chemical Components and Optical Properties of Toluene Secondary Organic Aerosol in Presence of Ferric Chloride Fine Particles" Atmosphere 14, no. 7: 1075. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14071075