The relative humidity-dependent viscosity of single quasi aerosol particles and possible implications for atmospheric aerosol chemistry
Yu-Kai Tong, Yaoyao Liu, Xiangxinyue Meng, Jie Wang, Dongping Zhao, Zhijun Wu, Anpei Ye
Abstract
Viscosity is a fundamental physicochemical property of aerosol particles that influences chemical evolution, mass transfer rates, particle formation, etc. and also changes with ambient relative humidity (RH).
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AerosolChemistryRelative humidityViscosityLevoglucosanParticle (ecology)Analytical Chemistry (journal)Environmental chemistryMaterials scienceThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryBiomass burningGeologyOceanographyComposite materialPhysicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows