In the current energy scenario, the production of heat, power and biofuels from biomass has
become of major interest. Amongst diverse thermochemical routes, gasification has stood …

The route by which gas-phase molecules in hydrocarbon flames form condensed-phase
carbonaceous nanoparticles (incipient soot) is reviewed. These products of incomplete …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are mostly formed during the incomplete
combustion of organic materials, but their importance and presence in materials science …

Aromatic hydrocarbons are important components of petroleum-based transportation fuels,
biomass, coal, and solid waste, etc. The reaction kinetics of aromatic hydrocarbons largely …

The mechanism of carbon particulate (soot) inception has been a subject of numerous
studies and debates. The article begins with a critical review of prior proposals, proceeds to …

Over the last two decades, our understanding of soot formation has evolved from an
empirical, phenomenological description to an age of quantitative modeling for at least small …

Combustion is directly related to energy conversion and the environment. Gas-phase
chemical reactions such as thermal decomposition, oxidation and recombination play a …

Emission factors and inventories of black carbon (BC) aerosols are crucial for estimating
their adverse atmospheric effect. However, it is imperative to separate BC emissions into …

Recently, an improved chemical mechanism of PAH growth was developed and tested in
soot computations for a laminar co-flow non-premixed ethylene–air diffusion flame. In the …

In a combined experimental and modeling effort, we investigated the molecular-growth
pathways in propyne-doped low-pressure premixed flames of benzene and toluene. We …