Thermogravimetric characteristics of water-soluble organic matter from atmospheric aerosols collected in a rural-coastal area

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 6670-6678

  Duarte, Regina M B O ^a   Duarte, Armando C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apparent activation energy; Atmospheric aerosols; Humic substances; Thermogravimetric analysis; Water soluble organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS; ATOMIZERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STABILITY; STANDARDS; SULFATE MINERALS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; BOND ENERGIES; CHARACTERISTICS OF WATER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COASTAL AREAS; COMPLEX NATURE; DEGRADATION PROCESSING; FIRST ORDERS; FULVIC ACID; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROPHOBIC ACIDS; MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES; MULTI-STEP; OXIDATIVE PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; STRUCTURAL UNITS; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; SUWANNEE RIVER HUMIC ACID; THERMAL DEGRADATION; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

CARBON; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; REACTION KINETICS; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SOLUBILITY; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

NORTH AMERICA; SUWANNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50849143134     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.019     Document Type: Article

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