Exploring the Nanostructures Accessible to an Organic Surfactant Atmospheric Aerosol Proxy
Adam Milsom, Adam M. Squires, Isabel Quant, Nicholas J. Terrill, Steven Huband, Ben Wōden, Edna R. Cabrera-Martinez, Christian Pfrang
Abstract
Pa s when increasing the water content from 30 to 60 wt %. Time-resolved SAXS experiments on levitated droplets of this proxy confirm the phase changes observed in bulk phase mixtures and demonstrate that coexistent nanostructures can form in droplets. Aerosol compositional and subsequent nanostructural changes could affect aerosol processes, leading to an impact on the climate and urban air pollution.
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AerosolPulmonary surfactantProxy (statistics)Environmental scienceNanotechnologyAtmospheric sciencesEnvironmental chemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryComputer scienceMeteorologyGeologyGeographyEngineeringMachine learningAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric Ozone and Climate