Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-4-397-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-4-397-2026
Research article
 | 
07 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 07 Sep 2026

Atmospheric new particle formation enhanced by tricarboxylic acids

Astrid Nørskov Pedersen, Yosef Knattrup, and Jonas Elm

Data sets

An Atmospheric Cluster Database Consisting of Sulfuric Acid, Bases, Organics, and Water Jonas Elm https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b00860

Download
Short summary
We investigated the new particle formation (NPF) potential of three atmospherically relevant oxygenated organic molecules (OOMs) using high-level computational methods. Cluster thermodynamics and formation rates were evaluated for systems containing sulfuric acid and various nitrogen bases. All three OOMs enhanced cluster formation, with dimethylamine-containing clusters showing the greatest effect. Pinyl diaterpenylic ester formed the most stable clusters due to its molecular flexibility.
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint