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Composition And Chemistry Of Tropospheric Secondary Organic Aerosols: State Of The Art

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Simulation and Assessment of Chemical Processes in a Multiphase Environment

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Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is formed in the atmosphere when volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are oxidized to condensable products. The VOCs are emitted from biogenic and anthropogenic sources, with the major precursors to atmospheric SOA formation being alkenes, aromatics, and possibly alkanes. The chemical reactions can be complex, involving initiation by OH radicals, NO3 radicals or O3 followed by reactions with species such as O2, NO, and peroxy radicals, as well as isomerization and decomposition. The low volatility products, which usually have multiple functional groups, can then partition to the particle phase where they can react further to form oligomers.

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Ziemann, P.J. (2008). Composition And Chemistry Of Tropospheric Secondary Organic Aerosols: State Of The Art. In: Barnes, I., Kharytonov, M.M. (eds) Simulation and Assessment of Chemical Processes in a Multiphase Environment. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8846-9_11

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