[HTML][HTML] Formation and growth mechanisms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A mini-review

E Reizer, B Viskolcz, B Fiser - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are mostly formed during the incomplete
combustion of organic materials, but their importance and presence in materials science …

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 injection timing and EGR on combustion and emissions characteristics of the diesel engine fuelled with acetone–butanol–ethanol/diesel blend fuels

X Duan, Z Xu, X Sun, B Deng, J Liu - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) is the intermediate product during the bio-butanol
fermentation process, and is widely considered as one of the promising alternative fuels in …

A PAH growth mechanism and synergistic effect on PAH formation in counterflow diffusion flames

Y Wang, A Raj, SH Chung - Combustion and flame, 2013 - Elsevier
A reaction mechanism having molecular growth up to benzene for hydrocarbon fuels with up
to four carbon-atoms was extended to include the formation and growth of polycyclic …

An aromatic universe–A physical chemistry perspective

RI Kaiser, N Hansen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2021 - ACS Publications
This Perspective presents recent advances in our knowledge of the fundamental elementary
mechanisms involved in the low-and high-temperature molecular mass growth processes to …

Investigation on the pyrolysis and oxidation of toluene over a wide range conditions. I. Flow reactor pyrolysis and jet stirred reactor oxidation

W Yuan, Y Li, P Dagaut, J Yang, F Qi - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
The pyrolysis of toluene was studied in a flow reactor at pressures from 5 to 760 Torr and
temperatures from 1100 to 1730 K using synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization …

Combustion chemistry of alkenes and alkadienes

CW Zhou, A Farooq, L Yang, AM Mebel - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkenes formed, during the refining of crude oil, by cracking the heavier fractions are present
in transportation fuels in significant amounts, up to as much as 15–20% in gasoline …

A reaction mechanism for gasoline surrogate fuels for large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

A Raj, IDC Prada, AA Amer, SH Chung - Combustion and Flame, 2012 - Elsevier
This work aims to develop a reaction mechanism for gasoline surrogate fuels (n-heptane, iso-
octane and toluene) with an emphasis on the formation of large polycyclic aromatic …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mass growth through ring expansion in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via radical–radical reactions

L Zhao, RI Kaiser, W Lu, B Xu, M Ahmed… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent key molecular building blocks leading to
carbonaceous nanoparticles identified in combustion systems and extraterrestrial …

Spray combustion and soot formation characteristics of the acetone-butanol-ethanol/diesel blends under diesel engine-relevant conditions

Z Xu, X Duan, Y Liu, B Deng, J Liu - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) is considered as a promising biofuel to partially
substitute the diesel fuel. In this paper, the optical constant volume combustion chamber was …