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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">EGUsphere</journal-id>
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<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/egusphere-2026-4881</article-id>
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<article-title>Furfural Exhibits Distinct Photooxidation and Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Among Biomass Burning Related Furanoids</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Joo</surname>
<given-names>Taekyu</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-4232</ext-link>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Pando</surname>
<given-names>David</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>3</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Machesky</surname>
<given-names>Jo E.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>4</sup>
</xref>
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<sup>8</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hass-Mitchell</surname>
<given-names>Tori</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>4</sup>
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<sup>9</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Rivera-Rios</surname>
<given-names>Jean C.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>3</sup>
</xref>
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<sup>10</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Gentner</surname>
<given-names>Drew R.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>4</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Alvarado</surname>
<given-names>Matthew J.</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>5</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ng</surname>
<given-names>Nga L.</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8460-4765</ext-link>
</name>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<sup>6</sup>
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<sup>7</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332,  USA</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff4">
<label>4</label>
<addr-line>Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,  06511, USA</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff5">
<label>5</label>
<addr-line>Atmospheric and Environmental Research, JANUS Research Group, Lexington, Massachusetts, 02421,  USA</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff6">
<label>6</label>
<addr-line>School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff7">
<label>7</label>
<addr-line>Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, California 91125,  USA</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff8">
<label>8</label>
<addr-line>now at: Environmental Protection Agency, Durham, North Carolina, 27703, USA</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff9">
<label>9</label>
<addr-line>now at: City of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 02201, USA</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff10">
<label>10</label>
<addr-line>now at: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New  Jersey, 08854, USA</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>19</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>2026</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>31</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Taekyu Joo et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<abstract>
<p>Furanoids are a major compound class emitted during biomass burning and are highly reactive toward hydroxyl radicals (OH), suggesting their oxidation may contribute to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. Previous furanoid studies focused on gas-phase kinetics, leaving SOA formation poorly understood. Here, we investigate the gas-phase oxidation and SOA formation from furfural, 2-methylfuran, and 3-methylfuran reactions with OH radicals in the presence of nitrogen oxides at RH&amp;lt;5 %. Furfural exhibits distinct oxidation chemistry compared with methylfurans: furfural alkyl radical preferentially reacts with NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;, whereas methylfuran oxidation proceeds via peroxy radical (RO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;)+NO channel to form alkoxy radicals. Methylfuran isomers also differ in oxidation product speciation, with 2-methylfuran generating C&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt; and C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt; compounds, whereas 3-methylfuran predominantly forms C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt; compounds. C&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;, potentially maleic anhydride, increases continuously during all furanoid oxidations, supporting its potential as an aged biomass burning marker. Furfural produces the highest SOA mass and yield (66.3 &amp;micro;g&amp;sdot;m⁻&amp;sup3;, 9.8 %), followed by 2-methylfuran (10.3 &amp;micro;g&amp;sdot;m⁻&amp;sup3;, 1.4 %) and 3-methylfuran (7.2 &amp;micro;g&amp;sdot;m⁻&amp;sup3;, 1.1 %). Compared with methylfuran SOA, furfural SOA shows stronger signatures of lower-volatility oligomers, with higher contributions from large &lt;em&gt;m/z&lt;/em&gt; fragments, a greater degree of unsaturation, broader thermograms, and more reduced CHON species (O/N&amp;lt;3). Accordingly, estimated particulate organic nitrate fraction is highest for 2-methylfuran SOA (~45 %), followed by 3-methylfuran (~36 %) and furfural (~11 %). These results show that both substituent type and position should be considered when representing furanoid oxidation in atmospheric models.</p>
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<funding-source>National Science Foundation</funding-source>
<award-id>AGS-1830727</award-id>
<award-id>MRI-1428738</award-id>
<award-id>AGS-1764126</award-id>
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<funding-source>Korea University</funding-source>
<award-id>Supported by a Korea University Grant</award-id>
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<funding-source>National Research Foundation of Korea</funding-source>
<award-id>RS-2026-25471981</award-id>
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