Hygroscopic properties of carbon and diesel soot particles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2311-2327

  Weingartner, E ^a,b   Burtscher, H ^a   Baltensperger, U ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Capillary condensation; Combustion aerosols; Condensational growth; Hygroscopic properties; Soot; TDMA

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIESEL FUEL; OZONE; SULFUR;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST GAS; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOLS; COMBUSTION; CONDENSATION; MOISTURE; OZONE; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR; SUPERSATURATION; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; CARBON SOOT PARTICLES; COMBUSTION AEROSOL; CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH; DIESEL SOOT PARTICLES; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTY; HYGROSCOPICITY; KOHLER MODEL; SUBSATURATIONS;

SOOT;

AEROSOL; CARBON PARTICLE; CONDENSATION; DIESEL; HYGROSCOPICITY; SOOT PARTICLE;

EID: 0030616252     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00023-X     Document Type: Article

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