Surface characterization of aerosol particles in Guangzhou, China: A study by XPS

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1230-1242

  Song, Jianzhong ^a   Peng, Ping'an ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; GUANGZHOU; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; GUANGZHOU CITY; HIGH RESOLUTION; INORGANIC ELEMENTS; N SPECIES; NITRATE GROUPS; NITROGEN SPECIES; OXIDIZED CARBONS; OXIDIZED GROUPS; PARTICLE GROWTH; PARTICLE SURFACE; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES; XPS SPECTRA;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SODIUM; SULFUR; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECTROMETER; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 80052318145     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820903325394     Document Type: Article

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