The understanding of soot formation in combustion processes and the optimization of
practical combustion systems require in situ measurement techniques that can provide …

Combustion and other high-temperature processes can produce solid aerosol nanoparticles
with complex morphologies, including fractal-like aggregates of primary particles …

Atmospheric brown carbon (BrC) is an important contributor to the radiative forcing of climate
by organic aerosols. Because of the molecular diversity of BrC compounds and their …

Recent increases in marijuana use and legalization without adequate knowledge of the risks
necessitate the characterization of the billions of nanoparticles contained in each puff of …

Following wood pyrolysis, tar ball aerosols were laboratory generated from wood tar
separated into polar and nonpolar phases. Chemical information of fresh tar balls was …

Respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) exposure is associated with black lung and silicosis
diseases in underground miners. Although only RCMD mass and silica concentrations are …

A differential mobility analyzer (DMA) and an aerodynamic aerosol classifier (AAC) are used
in tandem to measure the effective density, dynamic shape factor, and mass of soot and …

ABSTRACT The Aerodynamic Aerosol Classifier (AAC) is a novel instrument that selects
aerosol particles based on their relaxation time or aerodynamic diameter. Additional theory …

Lab-scale soot nanoparticle generators are used by the aerosol research community to
study the properties of soot over a broad range of particle size distributions, and number and …

A review of methodologies to measure the bipolar charge distribution of nanoparticles is
completed, including their advantages/disadvantages and sequential development. This …