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Aqueous Photochemistry Of 2-Oxocarboxylic Acids, Alexis Eugene
Aqueous Photochemistry Of 2-Oxocarboxylic Acids, Alexis Eugene
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
Atmospheric aerosols affect climate change by altering the energy balance of the atmosphere, and public health due to their variable chemical composition, size, and shape. While the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from gas phase precursors is relatively well understood, it does not account for the abundance of SOA observed during field measurements. Recently it has become apparent that in-aerosol aqueous chemical reactions likely provide some of the missing sources of SOA production, and many studies of aqueous phase processes are underway.
This work explores the fates of the simplest 2-oxocarboxylic acids, glyoxylic acid (GA) and pyruvic acid (PA), …