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

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

The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been attracted increasing attentions due
to their carcinogenicity and teratogenicity. Adsorption is widely considered one of the most …

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 …

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 …

Ammonia has received great attention of researchers as a hydrogen-rich carbon-free fuel
under the background of “carbon peak” and “carbon neutrality”. By discussing the surface …

Clean combustion, ie, the reduction of NOx and soot emissions, and carbon neutrality,
achieved in part by biofuel synthesis, are major milestones in the transition to a sustainable …

Resistively heated silicon carbide microreactors are widely applied as continuous sources to
selectively prepare elusive and reactive intermediates with astrochemical, catalytic, or …

Soot, mainly composed of elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC), plays an
important role in the formation of atmospheric nitrous acid (HONO) through 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 …