Modelling the optical properties of fresh biomass burning aerosol produced in a smoke chamber: results from the EFEU campaign

Interactive comment on “Modelling the optical properties of fresh biomass burning aerosol produced in a smoke chamber: results from the EFEU campaign” by K. Hungershöfer et al

Interactive comment on “Modelling the optical properties of fresh biomass burning aerosol produced in a smoke chamber: results from the EFEU campaign” by K. Hungershöfer et al

The authors present and discuss the optical properties of aerosol particles that resulted from burning samples of African Savanna grass and hardwood in their laboratory. The authors made measurements of the size distribution, the scattering coefficients and the absorption coefficient and other quantities. The results indicate that the particles were larger and less absorbing than the results of...

Interactive comment on “Modelling the optical properties of fresh biomass burning aerosol produced in a smoke chamber: results from the EFEU campaign” by K. Hungershöfer et al

Comment 1: 12660, lines 3-10 It would be helpful if the authors could provide more information regarding the two fuels they focus on, such as their proper taxonomical names, specific location of their origin, and components of the plant that were burned. For example, was the ’African savannah grass’ a single species, or a mixture of several, and if so, which ones? Also regarding fuels, the manu...

Absorptivity of brown carbon in fresh and photo-chemically aged biomass-burning emissions

Experiments were conducted to investigate light absorption of organic aerosol (OA) in fresh and photochemically aged biomass-burning emissions. The experiments considered residential hardwood fuel (oak) and fuels commonly consumed in wild-land and prescribed fires in the United States (pocosin pine and gallberry). Photochemical aging was performed in an environmental chamber. We constrained the...

A Review of Air Pollution and Solutions Way Management Related to Ribbed Smoked Sheets (RSS) Production of Community-Level Rubber Cooperatives in Thailand: Smoke, Soot and PAHs particles

In Thailand, RSS chamber of community-level rubber cooperatives can be classified into two models: old and new model, named after the years of their establishment. Hot gas as a heat supply from Para-rubber (PR) wood (Hevea brasiliensis) combustion is used for removing moisture from the natural rubber (NR) sheets. Smoke and soot particles from PR wood burning has effected to the quality of the N...