Atmospheric Chemistry of Halogenated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Related Biofuel Uses
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric chemical mechanisms; halogenated organic volatile compounds; biofuels
Interests: atmospheric pollutants; atmospheric chemistry; air quality; SARs; ECOSARs
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue “Atmospheric Chemistry of Halogenated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Related Biofuel Uses” brings together recent research on the role, sources, and atmospheric fate of these VOCs in the context of the energy transition. Halogenated VOCs, both naturally occurring and anthropogenic, are involved in photochemical processes that affect air quality and the atmospheric radiative balance, including the formation of tropospheric ozone and the destruction of stratospheric ozone. The expanding use of biofuels introduces new VOC emission profiles, which may include oxygenated and halogenated compounds derived from additives, incomplete combustion processes, or interactions with contacting materials. This issue addresses the analytical characterization of emissions, kinetics, tropospheric chemical mechanisms, structure activity relationship (SARs), modeling of their reactivity and transport, assessment of climate and health impacts, and mitigation strategies. Taken together, the articles highlight the need for an integrated understanding of the atmospheric chemistry of these emerging pollutants to guide sustainable energy and environmental policies.
Dr. María Belén Blanco
Prof. Dr. Mariano Andrés Teruel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- atmospheric chemistry
- halogenated volatile organic compounds
- biofuels
- tropospheric ozone
- stratospheric ozone
- emissions
- chemical reactivity
- emerging pollutants
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