Mechanistic pathways to explain H/C ratio of soot precursors

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 205-222

  Violi, A ^a   Sarofim, A F ^a   Truong, T N ^b  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Formation pathways; H C ratio; Soot precursors

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAPHTHALENE; QUANTUM THEORY; SOOT;

ACENAPHTHYLENE; FORMATION PATHWAYS; SOOT PRECURSORS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0346280142     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713712954     Document Type: Article

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