An investigation on hygroscopic properties of 15 black ...
· Black carbon (BC) refers to a collective term of refractory and insoluble aggregates of small carbon spherules generated from incomplete combustion of biomass and fossil fuels (Bond et al., 2013). BCcontaining particles (BCPs) are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and are a major component of atmospheric carbonaceous aerosols (Schwarz et al., 2008). Due to the .