Direct Measurement of pH in Individual Particles via Raman Microspectroscopy and Variation in Acidity with Relative Humidity

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 911-917

  Rindelaub, Joel D ^a   Craig, Rebecca L ^b   Nandy, Lucy ^c   Bondy, Amy L ^b   Dutcher, Cari S ^c   Shepson, Paul B ^a,d,e   Ault, Andrew P ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DISSOCIATION; IONIC STRENGTH;

ACID DISSOCIATION CONSTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; HIGH IONIC STRENGTH; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; RAMAN MICROSPECTROSCOPY; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SPECTROSCOPIC DETERMINATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 84958948566     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b12699     Document Type: Article

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