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This research was funded by Consejeria de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte of Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha and Ministerio de Ciencia Innovacion y Universidades through the projects SBPLY/17/180501/000522 and RTI2018-099503-B-100, respectively, and both cofinanced by the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER).

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October 14, 2024
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Evaluation of the SOA Formation in the Reaction of Furfural with Atmospheric Oxidants

Publicated to:Atmosphere. 11 (9): 927- - 2020-09-01 11(9), DOI: 10.3390/atmos11090927

Authors: Colmenar, Inmaculada; Martin, Pilar; Cabanas, Beatriz; Salgado, Sagrario; Villanueva, Florentina; Ballesteros, Bernabe

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Univ Castilla La Mancha UCLM, Fac Chem Sci & Technol, Dept Phys Chem, Avda Camilo Jose Cela S-N, Ciudad Real 13071, Spain - Author
Univ Castilla La Mancha, Res Inst Combust & Atmospher Pollut ICCA, Camino Moledores S-N, Ciudad Real 13071, Spain - Author

Abstract

An experimental product study of the reactions of furfural with the main tropospheric oxidants (Cl, OH and NO3) has been carried out using a Fourier Transform Infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) and a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer with a time of flight detector (GC-TOFMS). The main gas-phase products detected were 5-chloro-2(5H)-furanone, maleic anhydride, 2-nitrofuran and CO. Molar yields were quantified for the detected products in these reactions, thus suggesting the existence of nongaseous products that could not be observed with the analytical techniques employed. The formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) from the oxidation of furfural with Cl atoms, OH, NO3 and ozone was investigated in a smog chamber in the absence of inorganic seed aerosols. The experimental results show the formation of ultrafine particles (less than 1 mu m in diameter) for all of the studied reactions except for the nitrate radical. Given their small size, these ultrafine particles (

Keywords

2-furanaldehydeAerosolAtmospheric degradationDecompositionFuranaldehydesFurfuralGas-phase oxidationKineticsMechanisMechanismNo3 radicalsOhPhotochemistryProducReaction productsSecondary organic aerosol

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Atmosphere due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Environmental Science (Miscellaneous). Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.17, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-22, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 6
  • Scopus: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-22:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 18.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 18 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Colmenar González, Inmaculada) .