XPS surface chemical characterization of atmospheric particles of different sizes

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 146-154

  Guascito, Maria R ^a,b   Cesari, Daniela ^b   Chirizzi, Daniela ^a   Genga, Alessandra ^a   Contini, Daniele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b ISAC CNR Campus Ecotekne   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosol chemical speciation; Atmospheric particles; Cascade impactor; Particle surface composition; XPS

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CHLORINE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NITRATES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SULFUR COMPOUNDS; URBAN GROWTH; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; CASCADE IMPACTORS; ORGANIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE SURFACE; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AMMONIA; CARBON; CHLORINE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM; SULFIDE; SULFONE; SULFUR;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; CARBON; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SODIUM; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR; SURFACE; URBAN REGION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84936746670     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.06.028     Document Type: Article

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