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 …

Soot emitted from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels contributes to global
warming and causes human disease. The mechanism by which soot nanoparticles form …

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 …

Soot particles produced during the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels pose significant health
and environmental risks while also holding potential for various industrial applications …

Soot particles alter global climate and dominate the origin and evolution of carbonaceous
interstellar material. Convincing experimental evidence has linked polycyclic aromatic …

Rapid molecular‐weight growth of hydrocarbons occurs in flames, in industrial synthesis,
and potentially in cold astrochemical environments. A variety of high‐and low‐temperature …

A neural network (NN)-based model is proposed to construct the potential energy surface of
soot formation. Our NN-based model is proven to possess good scalability of O (N) and …

To investigate the aggregation behavior of conjugated radicals and the impact of additives
on coking growth, 17 conjugated radicals are simulated as initial species in the dynamic …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) play a major role in the chemistry of combustion,
pyrolysis, and the interstellar medium. Production (or activation) of radical PAHs and …