Influence of sampling and storage protocol on fractal morphology of soot studied by transmission electron microscopy

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1005-1017

  Ouf, F X ^a   Yon, J ^b   Ausset, P ^c   Coppalle, A ^b   Maille M ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ ET INSA DE ROUEN   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FLOW; AGING EFFECTS; AMBIENT AIR; CARBON NANO PARTICLES; COMMONLY USED; DILUTION METHOD; ETHYLENE DIFFUSION FLAMES; FRACTAL CHARACTERISTICS; FRACTAL MORPHOLOGY; LOW HUMIDITY; NUCLEPORE; POLYCARBONATE MEMBRANES; PRIMARY PARTICLES; STORAGE CONDITION; TEM; THERMOPHORETIC; THERMOPHORETIC PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ETHYLENE; FRACTALS; MICROFILTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; SAMPLING; SOOT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AGGLOMERATION;

CARBON; ETHYLENE; NANOPARTICLE; NITROGEN; POLYCARBONATE;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DEVICE; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT; STORAGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 78649723783     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2010.507228     Document Type: Article

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