Review of recent literature on the light absorption properties of black carbon: Refractive index, mass absorption cross section, and absorption function

F Liu, J Yon, A Fuentes, P Lobo… - Aerosol Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Knowledge of the optical properties of soot black carbon (BC) is required for the
prediction of the radiative effects of freshly-emitted and aged BC particles. Here we review …

[HTML][HTML] Can laser-induced incandescence calibrated by laser extinction method be used for quantitative determination of soot volume fraction in laminar flames?

Z Zhang, L Zhou, X He - Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This review is conducted to assess the effectiveness of the laser extinction method (LEM)
calibrated laser-induced incandescence (LII) to quantitatively determine the soot volume …

Revealing soot maturity based on multi-wavelength absorption/emission measurements in laminar axisymmetric coflow ethylene diffusion flames

J Yon, JJ Cruz, F Escudero, J Morán, F Liu… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel diagnostic is proposed to characterize the maturity of soot particles in a laminar
axisymmetric coflow ethylene diffusion flame in terms of the spectral dependence of soot …

Evolution of maturity levels of the particle surface and bulk during soot growth and oxidation in a flame

KO Johansson, F El Gabaly, PE Schrader… - Aerosol Science and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We performed a study of the evolution of soot composition and fine structure, ie, maturity
level, in an atmospheric ethylene-air diffusion flame. We used laser-induced incandescence …

Light scattering and absorption by fractal aggregates including soot

CM Sorensen, J Yon, F Liu, J Maughan… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper addresses how well and under what conditions the Rayleigh-Debye-Gans (RDG)
approximation describes scattering and absorption of light by fractal aggregates (FA) …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanostructure and reactivity of soot particles from non-intrusive methods based on UV-VIS spectroscopy and time-resolved laser-induced …

FP Hagen, D Kretzler, T Häber, H Bockhorn, R Suntz… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to derive morphological and nanostructural properties of soot
as well as the reactivity against low-temperature oxidation by O 2 from easily measurable …

Toxicological impact of organic ultrafine particles (UFPs) in human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells at air-liquid interface

ATJ Facio, J Yon, C Corbière, T Rogez-Florent… - Toxicology in vitro, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution has significant health effects worldwide, and airborne particles play a significant
role in these effects. Ultrafine particles (UFPs) have an aerodynamic diameter of 0.1 μm or …

Sooting propensity and maturity of gasoline/anisole blends in a laminar coflow diffusion flame

JJ Cruz, F Escudero, I Verdugo, P Rivera… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid oxygenated biofuels such as anisole have been used as additives, since they
increase the octane number and improve spark-ignition engines' performance. In this study …

Investigation of the absorption Ångström exponent and its relation to physicochemical properties for mini-CAST soot

S Török, VB Malmborg, J Simonsson… - Aerosol Science and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, a mini-CAST soot generator was used to produce soot with different optical and
physicochemical characteristics. Absorption Ångström exponents (AAE) expressing the …

A novel miniature inverted-flame burner for the generation of soot nanoparticles

M Kazemimanesh, A Moallemi, K Thomson… - Aerosol Science and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Lab-scale soot nanoparticle generators are used by the aerosol research community to
study the properties of soot over a broad range of particle size distributions, and number and …