Dejia Yin, Bin Zhao, Shuxiao Wang, Neil M Donahue, Boyang Feng, Xing Chang, Qi Chen, Xi Cheng, Tengyu Liu, Chak K Chan, Meredith Schervish, Zeqi Li, Yicong He, Jiming Hao
A comprehensive understanding of the full volatility spectrum of organic oxidation products from the benzene series precursors is important to quantify the air quality and climate effects of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and new particle formation (NPF). However, current models fail to capture the full volatility spectrum due to the absence of important reaction pathways. Here, we develop a novel unified model framework, the integrated two-dimensional volatility basis set (I2D-VBS), to simulate the full volatility spectrum of products from benzene series precursors by simultaneously representing first-generational oxidation, multigenerational aging, autoxidation, dimerization, nitrate formation, etc...
May 1, 2024: Environmental Science & Technology