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Atmosphere, a Chemical Reactor—Formation Pathways of Secondary Organic Aerosols
Author(s) -
Schrader Wolfgang
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200461611
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , sulfuric acid , decomposition , earth's energy budget , aerosol , atmospheric chemistry , air pollution , environmental science , chemistry , environmental chemistry , atmospheric sciences , radiation , photochemistry , astrobiology , meteorology , inorganic chemistry , ozone , organic chemistry , physics , nuclear physics
It's becoming clearer : The formation of atmospheric aerosols can have a distinct effect on the local climate and the radiation balance of the atmosphere. The first step in the formation of such particles can be explained, for example, by the formation of an intermediate complex composed of an aromatic acid and sulfuric acid (see picture), which occur as typical decomposition products in areas with high air pollution.