Unraveling the complexity of atmospheric brown carbon produced by smoldering boreal peat using size-exclusion chromatography with selective mobile phases
Ming Lyu, Dan K. Thompson, Nianci Zhang, Chad W. Cuss, Cora J. Young, Sarah A. Styler
Abstract
Water-soluble BrC in freshly emitted boreal peat combustion particulate matter spans a wide range of molecular sizes, polarities, and light absorption properties; in addition, its largest fraction undergoes solvent-dependent aggregation/dissociation.
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PeatSize-exclusion chromatographyBorealDissociation (chemistry)SolventChemistryCarbon fibersParticulatesEnvironmental chemistryCombustionEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryGeologyEcologyBiologyComposite materialEnzymePaleontologyComposite numberAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactCatalytic Processes in Materials Science