Interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules

AGGM Tielens - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules carry the infrared (IR) emission
features that dominate the spectra of most galactic and extragalactic sources. This review …

Density functional theory with dispersion corrections for supramolecular structures, aggregates, and complexes of (bio) organic molecules

S Grimme, J Antony, T Schwabe… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Kohn–Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT) is nowadays the most widely used quantum
chemical method for electronic structure calculations in chemistry and physics. Its further …

Theoretical exploration of VOCs removal mechanism by carbon nanotubes through persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes: Adsorption and catalytic …

Z Dai, D Li, Z Ao, S Wang, T An - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon-catalyzed persulfate activation for the removal of gaseous volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) has not been reported yet, and the corresponding fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] Total scattering reveals the hidden stacking disorder in a 2D covalent organic framework

AM Pütz, MW Terban, S Bette, F Haase… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Interactions between extended π-systems are often invoked as the main driving force for
stacking and crystallization of 2D organic polymers. In covalent organic frameworks (COFs) …

[HTML][HTML] Formation of incipient soot particles from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A ReaxFF molecular dynamics study

Q Mao, ACT Van Duin, KH Luo - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

The photodissociation and chemistry of CO isotopologues: applications to interstellar clouds and circumstellar disks

R Visser, EF Van Dishoeck, JH Black - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2009 - aanda.org
Aims. Photodissociation by UV light is an important destruction mechanism for carbon
monoxide (CO) in many astrophysical environments, ranging from interstellar clouds to …

Kinetic modeling of particle size distribution of soot in a premixed burner-stabilized stagnation ethylene flame

C Saggese, S Ferrario, J Camacho, A Cuoci… - Combustion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
A detailed model of soot formation is proposed, which consists of a gas-phase kinetic model
for the pyrolysis and oxidation of selected hydrocarbon fuels and a kinetic mechanism of …

Modeling soot formation in flames and reactors: Recent progress and current challenges

MJ Thomson - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of soot has long been motivated by its adverse impacts on health and the
environment. However, this combustion knowledge is also relevant to the production of …

A quantitative study of the clustering of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at high temperatures

TS Totton, AJ Misquitta, M Kraft - Physical chemistry chemical physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The clustering of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules is investigated in the
context of soot particle inception and growth using an isotropic potential developed from the …

The importance of reversibility in modeling soot nucleation and condensation processes

NA Eaves, SB Dworkin, MJ Thomson - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2015 - Elsevier
Given the upcoming EURO 6 regulations, which include limits on particle number density
(and hence size) for soot emissions from land vehicles, soot models must be capable of …