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 …

Combustion chemistry of aromatic hydrocarbons

H Jin, W Yuan, W Li, J Yang, Z Zhou, L Zhao… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aromatic hydrocarbons are important components of petroleum-based transportation fuels,
biomass, coal, and solid waste, etc. The reaction kinetics of aromatic hydrocarbons largely …

Effects of oxygenated biofuel additives on soot formation: A comprehensive review of laboratory-scale studies

L Xu, Y Wang, D Liu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxygenated fuels have been widely used in combustion engines to tailor fuel properties,
improve combustion performance and reduce harmful emissions such as soot particles …

Assessment of physical soot inception model in normal and inverse laminar diffusion flames

J Guo, P Liu, E Quadarella, K Yalamanchi… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the extensive studies, accurate and reliable modeling of the soot inception process,
especially at high pressure conditions, amenable to multi-dimensional flame simulations …

Inception of carbonaceous nanostructures via hydrogen-abstraction phenylacetylene-addition mechanism

H Jin, L Ye, J Yang, Y Jiang, L Zhao… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sufficient experimental evidence has suggested that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are
the building blocks of carbonaceous nanostructures in combustion and circumstellar …

Formation of PAHs, phenol, benzofuran, and dibenzofuran in a flow reactor from the oxidation of ethylene, toluene, and n-decane

S Suzuki, G Kukkadapu, S Kiuchi, SW Wagnon… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The necessity to reveal the formation mechanism of not only polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) but also oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs) during combustion is increasing …

Low temperature oxidation of toluene in an n-heptane/toluene mixture

B Chen, P Liu, Q Xu, Z Wang, WL Roberts… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an important component of transportation fuels, toluene has little reactivity in the low
temperature regime. However, the low temperature reactivity of toluene may be enhanced …

The effects of CO2/CH4 ratio on soot formation for autothermal reforming of methane at elevated pressure

P Liu, J Guo, HG Im, WL Roberts - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Autothermal reforming of methane (ATR) technique is a promising technology for H 2
production. Soot formed in the combustion region of ATR may deactivate the downstream …

A state-of-the-art review of lab-scale inverse diffusion burners & flames: From laminar to turbulent

HS Zhen, ZL Wei, XY Liu, ZH Liu, XC Wang… - Fuel Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on the previous work, this paper presents a thorough review of the laboratory studies
of IDF (inverse diffusion flame), introducing its history, its current development and …

Growth network of PAH with 5-membered ring: Case study with acenaphthylene molecule

P Liu, Z Li, WL Roberts - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerous experimental and theoretical evidence indicates that polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) is the precursor of soot. However, the formation mechanism of PAH at …