Secondary organic material formed by methylglyoxal in aqueous aerosol mimics

We show that methylglyoxal forms light-absorbing secondary organic material in aqueous ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate solutions mimicking tropospheric aerosol particles. The kinetics were characterized using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The results suggest that the bimolecular reaction of methyl...

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Main Authors: N. Sareen, A. N. Schwier, E. L. Shapiro, D. Mitroo, V. F. McNeill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-02-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/997/2010/acp-10-997-2010.pdf