Hygroscopic growth and water uptake kinetics of two-phase aerosol particles consisting of ammonium sulfate, adipic and humic acid mixtures

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-171

  Sjogren, S ^a   Gysel, M ^a   Weingartner, E ^a   Baltensperger, U ^a   Cubison, M J ^b   Coe, H ^b   Zardini, A A ^c   Marcolli, C ^c   Krieger, U K ^c   Peter, T ^c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EDB; HTDMA; Hygroscopicity; Kelvin effect; Mass transfer limitation; ZSR

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SOLUBILITY;

EDB; HTDMA; HYGROSCOPICITY; KELVIN EFFECT; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; ZSR;

AEROSOLS;

ADIPIC ACID; AMMONIUM SULFATE; HUMIC ACID; INORGANIC SALT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIUM SULFATE; HUMIC ACID; HYGROSCOPICITY; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; MOBILITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RESIDENCE TIME; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER UPTAKE; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZER; GROWTH; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SOLUBILITY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER TRANSPORT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33846219161     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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