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

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 …

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 …

The management and disposal of flowback and produced waters (FP water) is one of the
greatest challenges associated with unconventional oil and gas development. The …

The early stages of soot formation, namely inception and growth, are highly debated and
central to many ongoing studies in combustion research. Here, we provide new insights into …

Incipient soot early in the flame was studied by high-resolution atomic force microscopy and
scanning tunneling microscopy to resolve the atomic structure and orbital densities of single …

Coal or biomass chars are complex carbonaceous materials that are important energy
sources for electricity production. Reactive molecular dynamics simulations are a useful tool …

In this study, we present the results from a series of ReaxFF molecular dynamics (MD)
simulations to uncover the underlying mechanisms behind the nucleation and growth of …

We systematically studied the role of oxygen in gas-phase synthesis of graphene in
atmospheric hydrocarbon-fed microwave plasmas. Oxygen is introduced through the use of …

The formation mechanism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) with three fused
aromatic rings starting from naphthalene has been studied using accurate ab initio G3 (MP2 …