Phase transition and hygroscopic properties of internally mixed ammonium sulfate and adipic acid (AS-AA) particles by optical microscopic imaging and Raman spectroscopy

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 387-399

  Yeung, Ming Chee ^a   Lee, Alex K Y ^a   Chan, Chak K ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPIC ACIDS; AMMONIUM SULFATES; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATIONS; HYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATES; HYGROSCOPIC BEHAVIORS; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; MICRO-RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIES; MICROSCOPIC IMAGING; MIXED PARTICLES; MULTIPLE PARTICLES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; PHASE PARTICLES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SOLID PARTICLES; WATER UPTAKES; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

ACIDS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MIXTURES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ADIPIC ACID; AMMONIUM SULFATE; GLUTARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMIDITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; WATER TRANSPORT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 60549105406     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820802672904     Document Type: Article

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