[HTML][HTML] Overview of methods to characterize the mass, size, and morphology of soot

TA Sipkens, A Boies, JC Corbin, RK Chakrabarty… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combustion and other high-temperature processes can produce solid aerosol nanoparticles
with complex morphologies, including fractal-like aggregates of primary particles …

On determining soot maturity: A review of the role of microscopy-and spectroscopy-based techniques

A Baldelli, U Trivanovic, TA Sipkens, SN Rogak - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Incomplete combustion is the main source of airborne soot, which has negative impacts on
public health and the environment. Understanding the morphological and chemical …

Raman imaging for the identification of Teflon microplastics and nanoplastics released from non-stick cookware

Y Luo, CT Gibson, C Chuah, Y Tang, R Naidu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The characterisation of microplastics is still difficult, and the challenge is even greater for
nanoplastics. A possible source of these particles is the scratched surface of a non-stick …

Detection of microplastics and nanoplastics released from a kitchen blender using Raman imaging

Y Luo, OS Awoyemi, R Naidu, C Fang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanoplastics have secretly entered our daily lives but the extent of the
problem is still unclear, as the characterisation is still a challenge, particularly for …

[HTML][HTML] Ice nucleation abilities of soot particles determined with the Horizontal Ice Nucleation Chamber

F Mahrt, C Marcolli, RO David… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Ice nucleation by different types of soot particles is systematically investigated over the
temperature range from 218 to 253 K relevant for both mixed-phase (MPCs) and cirrus …

Soot optical properties determined by analyzing extinction spectra in the visible near-UV: Toward an optical speciation according to constituents and structure

A Bescond, J Yon, FX Ouf, C Rozé, A Coppalle… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2016 - Elsevier
To improve the optical diagnostics of soot particles and gain an increased comprehension of
the soot formation and aging mechanisms requires a better understanding of the soot …

The oxidative potential of fresh and aged elemental carbon-containing airborne particles: a review

Y Liu, CK Chan - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Elemental carbon is often found in ambient particulate matter (PM), and it contributes to the
PM's oxidative potential (OP) and thus poses great health concerns. Previous review articles …

In situ Raman microspectroscopic analysis of soot samples with different organic carbon content: Structural changes during heating

MN Ess, D Ferry, ED Kireeva, R Niessner, FX Ouf… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Raman microspectroscopy (RM), thermo-optical analysis and Fourier transform
infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to characterize soot with different organic carbon …

Raman imaging to identify microplastics released from toothbrushes: algorithms and particle analysis

C Fang, S Gopalan, X Zhang, L Xu, J Niu… - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are small plastic fragments that are of increasing concern due to their potential
impacts on the environment and human health. The source of microplastics is not completely …

Quantifying the fractal dimension and morphology of individual atmospheric soot aggregates

Y Pang, Y Wang, Z Wang, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The complex morphology of soot aggregates is a major source of uncertainty in evaluating
their warming effects in the atmosphere. Fractal dimension (Df) is a key parameter in …