Emission Characteristics of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Construction Equipment by Sungwoon Jung, Sunmoon Kim, Yunsung Lim, Jongtae Lee, Taekho Chung, Heekyoung Hong, Sunhee Mun, Seunghwan Lee, Woojun Jang, Jaehyun Lim

“…The operating conditions of the diesel engine and construction equipment as well as the after-treatment systems significantly affected the composition of the non-methane volatile organic compound (NMVOC) emissions, which were dominated by alkanes that comprised 23 detected species. …”
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Induced-volatolomics, a new research field in chemical biology by Blochouse, Estelle, Eid, Rony, Cannoni, Elsa, Châtre, Rémi, Geffroy, Claude, Opalinski, Isabelle, Papot, Sébastien, Poinot, Pauline

“…However, these imaging tools meet several bottlenecks related to either stability, background noise, limited penetration depth or systemic toxicity, pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and renal clearance.In parallel, novel volatile organic compound (VOC)-based probes have been proposed under the emerging paradigm of induced-volatolomics. …”
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Modulating the sulfurization procedure to decrease by-product formation for one-step catalytic synthesis of sulfur-containing chemicals by ZhiZhi Xu, Jian Fang, Min Luo, Dedong He, Dingkai Chen, Jichang Lu, Yongming Luo

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Study on the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol by Ozonolysis of Citral in the Atmosphere by Chenxi Zhang, Xuesong Cao, Xiaomin Sun, Hengjun Peng

“…Abstract A major research area in atmospheric chemistry focuses on the formation of secondary organic aerosol (SOA), which contains a large variety of low-volatility organic compounds when generated by the ozonolysis of monoterpenes. …”
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α-Pinene, Limonene, and Cyclohexene Secondary Organic Aerosol Hygroscopicity and Oxidation Level as a Function of Volatility by Kerrigan P. Cain, Aikaterini Liangou, Michael L. Davidson, Spyros N. Pandis

“…The semi-volatile and the low volatility organic compounds produced during limonene ozonolysis have similar O:C and κ values, but the corresponding extremely low volatility organic compounds have significantly lower oxygen content and hygroscopicity. …”
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Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India by Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik, Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Ravi Sahu, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla, Vipul Lalchandani, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Nidhi Tripathi, Lokesh Sahu

“…The ratios of volatile organic compounds (VOC) were analyzed to understand the origins of VOCs and also to explore the regional transformation and local formation of SOA. …”
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Mediterranean island endemic Arum pictum emits isomyocorene as a major component of floral scent by Gibernau, Marc, Amadori, Arianna, Godschalx, Adrienne, Albre, Jérôme, Tomi, Félix, Marcia, Paolo, Farris, Emmanuele

“…A. pictum floral scents likely mimic horse/donkey dung by releasing several dung-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs: $p$-cresol, skatole, or indole). …”
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Chemical Characterization of Marine Aerosols in a South Mediterranean Coastal Area Located in Bou Ismaïl, Algeria by Sidali Khedidji, Konrad Müller, Lyes Rabhi, Gerald Spindler, Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, Dominik van Pinxteren, Noureddine Yassaa, Hartmut Herrmann

“…The total concentrations of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) recorded in Bou Ismaïl ranged from 7.06 to 58.8 ng m−3 for n-alkanes, from 2.44 to 35.3 ng m−3 for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), from 0.14 to 1 ng m−3 for hopanes, and from 0.67 to 13.2 ng m−3 for n-alkan-2-one. …”
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Changes in key volatile components associated with leaf quality of Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. alongside growth duration by Lu Yan, Ang Zhang, Xiaowei Qin, Huan Yu, Xunzhi Ji, Shuzhen He, Ying Zong, Chunhe Gu, Zhen Feng, Lisong Hu, Zhiqing Lu

“…However, there has long been a lack of understanding of the differences in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of leaves at different growth periods. …”
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Decoding the effects of brining time on the sensory quality, physicochemical properties and flavor characteristics of marinated grass carp meat by Lu Zhang, Yaqin Yu, Qinhui Wen, Shi Nie, Yang Hu, Chunming Tan, Zongcai Tu

“…This study aimed to explore the effects of different brining times on the sensory, physicochemical properties, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of marinated grass carp (MGC). …”
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Drop-on-demand printing of amine-responsive fluorescence-ratiometric sensor array for online monitoring meat freshness by Zhijian Wang, Xudong Shi, Jingze Guo, Lin Wang, Meilin Cao, Shiyao Wang, Yisheng Chen

“…Aiming to enable online freshness-monitoring of meat within modified-atmosphere package, we developed a ratiometric array that was fluorescently responsive to volatile organic compounds-ammonia (NH3) released by protein decaying. …”
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Tracing the change of the volatile compounds of soy sauce at different fermentation times by PTR-TOF-MS, E-nose and GC–MS by Qixin Kan, Longbipei Cao, Liping He, Peipei Wang, Guangdie Deng, Jun Li, Jiangyan Fu, Qingrong Huang, Chi-Tang Ho, Yunqi Li, Chunhui Xie, Yong Cao, Linfeng Wen

“…Proton-transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-TOF-MS), combined with electronic nose (E-nose), was first used to track the change of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soy sauce in this study. …”
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Enhanced Receptor Modeling Using Expanded Equations with Parametric Variables for Secondary Components of PM2.5 by Ho-Tang Liao, Ming-Tung Chuang, Ping-Wen Tsai, Charles C.-K. Chou, Chang-Fu Wu

“…Through the enhanced modeling approach, photo-oxidation formation, condensation and aqueous phase oxidation of volatile organic compounds, and transport of secondary nitrates from upwind urban area could be potential formation process and sources of secondary aerosol.…”
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Application of Gaseous ClO2 on Disinfection and Air Pollution Control: A Mini Review by Tse-Lun Chen, Yi-Hung Chen, Yu-Lin Zhao, Pen-Chi Chiang

“…Oxidation of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxide (SOx), mercury (Hg), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using ClO2 gas has been investigated. …”
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Characteristics of Carbonaceous Species of PM2.5 in Chiang Mai City, Thailand by Sawaeng Kawichai, Tippawan Prapamontol, Fang Cao, Wenhuai Song, Yan-Lin Zhang

“…The secondary organic carbon (SOC) contributions of 39.5% of TOC suggest a higher prevalence of air pollution and its role in encouraging the condensation or adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Therefore, this finding indicates that the concentrations of carbonaceous aerosol pollution in Chiang Mai City are of significant concern.…”
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Spatial-temporal Characteristics and Source Apportionment of Ambient VOCs in Southeast Mountain Area of China by Xiaoting Ji, Ke Xu, Dan Liao, Gaojie Chen, Taotao Liu, Youwei Hong, Sijun Dong, Sung-Deuk Choi, Jinsheng Chen

“…Abstract Seasonal variations and sources of ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were conducted at the county and rural sites in a mountain area of southeastern China. …”
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A Novel Sustainable Semiconductor/Metal-organic Framework Coated Electret Filter for Simultaneous Removal of PM2.5 and VOCs by Yu Zhang, Zan Zhu, Wei-Ning Wang, Sheng-Chieh Chen

“…Abstract A MIL-125-NH2 metal-organic framework (MOF) coated electret filter, named E-MOFilter, was previously developed to simultaneously remove PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs, e.g., toluene). This E-MOFilter captures toluene primarily through physical adsorption, however, degradation of the adsorbed VOCs is desired for increasing the service life of the filter. …”
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Association between Emission Parameters and Material-phase Concentrations of Phthalate Plasticizers and their Alternatives by Chenyang Bi, Clara M. A. Eichler, Chunyi Wang, John C. Little

“…Abstract Plasticizers are frequently used in building materials and consumer products and many are semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs). Understanding the emission rate of plasticizers in indoor environments is critical for subsequent exposure and health risk assessments. …”
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Dependence on Humidity and Aerosol Composition of the Gas-particle Partitioning of Weakly and Moderately Polar VOCs by Jeonghyeon Ahn, Guiying Rao, Eric P. Vejerano

“…Abstract Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) dominate the class of pollutants that accumulate in the atmosphere and indoors. …”
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Understanding Ozone Formation and Carbonyl Contributions in the Seoul Metropolitan Area by Seung-Ha Lee, Ji-Seon Lee, Hyung-Min Lee, Hyeong-Ahn Kwon, Caroline R. Nowlan, Gonzalo González Abad, Rokjin J. Park, Ji-Hoon Park, Soyoung Kang, Hye-Jung Shin, Dai-Gon Kim, Jung-Min Park

“…We revisited the ozone formation condition and investigated the contribution of each component using observations of routinely measured volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and, for the first time, employed multiyear ground observations of carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetone, and acetaldehyde) from the two sites in Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA), Seoul and Incheon, during the 2016–2018 ozone season (May–September). …”
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