Soot inception: Carbonaceous nanoparticle formation in flames

JW Martin, M Salamanca, M Kraft - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2022 - Elsevier
The route by which gas-phase molecules in hydrocarbon flames form condensed-phase
carbonaceous nanoparticles (incipient soot) is reviewed. These products of incomplete …

Soot formation in laminar counterflow flames

Y Wang, SH Chung - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Many practical soot-emitting combustion systems such as diesel and jet engines rely on
diffusion flames for efficient and reliable operation. Efforts to mitigate soot emissions from …

Effects of adding cyclohexane, n-hexane, ethanol, and 2, 5-dimethylfuran to fuel on soot formation in laminar coflow n-heptane/iso-octane diffusion flame

H Chu, Y Ya, X Nie, F Qiao, E Jiaqiang - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
The molecular structure strongly affects the fuel sooting propensity. This study aims to
investigate the effects of oxygen-free and oxygen-containing aliphatic and aromatic …

Soot reactivity analysis and implications on diesel filter regeneration

M Lapuerta, J Rodríguez–Fernández… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Internal combustion engines are among the main sources of soot particles, especially when
non-homogeneous and high fuel-air ratio conditions are achieved in the combustion …

Internal structure of soot particles in a diffusion flame

ML Botero, Y Sheng, J Akroyd, J Martin, JAH Dreyer… - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
The evolution of the internal structure of soot particles was studied in a coflow diffusion
flame. Soot particles from the flame were imaged using high resolution transmission electron …

Nanostructure quantification of turbostratic carbon by HRTEM image analysis: State of the art, biases, sensitivity and best practices

P Toth - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) has been a widely
used technique for the analysis of nanostructure of turbostratic carbon. Since the late …

An overview of physical and chemical features of diesel exhaust particles

X Wang, Y Wang, Y Bai, P Wang, Y Zhao - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2019 - Elsevier
Diesel exhaust particles have a negative impact on both human health and the ecosystem.
An adequate understanding of the physical and chemical characteristics of diesel exhaust …

Towards practical application of gasification: a critical review from syngas and biochar perspectives

S You, YS Ok, DCW Tsang, EE Kwon… - Critical Reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Syngas and biochar production are mainly influenced by temperature, feedstock properties,
gasifying agent, pressure, and the mass ratio between gasifying agent and feedstock with …

Laminar burning velocity and pollutant emissions of the gasoline components and its surrogate fuels: A review

H Chu, L Xiang, X Nie, Y Ya, M Gu, E Jiaqiang - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Improvement of gasoline combustion efficiency and its emission reduction are the hot theses
of the gasoline components and its surrogate fuels. In this paper, the mechanism and …

On determining soot maturity: A review of the role of microscopy-and spectroscopy-based techniques

A Baldelli, U Trivanovic, TA Sipkens, SN Rogak - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Incomplete combustion is the main source of airborne soot, which has negative impacts on
public health and the environment. Understanding the morphological and chemical …