Recent advances in laser absorption and shock tube methodologies for studies of
combustion chemistry are reviewed. First the principles of shock tube operation are …

The cyanonitrene radical, NCN, has been shown in the last two decades to play a crucial
role in the formation of prompt-NO in combustion. This has stimulated a large number of …

This study presents the first high-temperature measurements of cyclopentene+ OH→ k 1
Products reaction over 856–1258 K and 1.03–4.33 bar. The determined rate coefficients of k …

Ketones are potential biofuel candidates and are also formed as intermediate products
during the oxidation of large hydrocarbons or oxygenated fuels, such as alcohols and esters …

Olefinic hydrocarbons are one of the main intermediates of the oxidation of large
hydrocarbons, and they are also found in distillate transportation fuels. Combustion …

The rate constant for the reaction of hydroxyl radicals (OH) with molecular hydrogen (H2)
was measured behind reflected shock waves using UV laser absorption of OH radicals near …

Abstract Tetrahydrofuran (C 4 H 8 O, THF) and its alkylated derivatives of the cyclic ether
family are considered to be promising future biofuels. They appear as important …

The overall rate constants for the reactions of hydroxyl radicals (OH) with a series of ketones,
namely, acetone (CH3COCH3), 2-butanone (C2H5COCH3), 3-pentanone (C2H5COC2H5) …

Absolute rate coefficients for the reaction of the OH radical with propene (C3H6) and five
deuterated isotopes, propene-1-D1 (CDHCHCH3), propene-1, 1-D2 (CD2CHCH3), propene …

Oxidation reactions of highly unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons are very important in
combustion, competing with their participation in PAH and soot growth. One of the key …