Nanostructure Transition of Young Soot Aggregates to Mature Soot Aggregates in Diluted Diffusion Flames.

ABSTRACT: In this study, the structural properties of soot produced in diffusion flames are analyzed to elucidate the formation of mature aggregates from large young particles. Soot samples are generated in a laminar diffusion inverted gravity flame reactor (IGFR) operated on methane, ethane, and ethylene with Ar dilution to reduce the flame temperature. Soot produced in temperature ranges from 1495K-1568 K contains 100nm-300nm particles with (i) isotropic or (ii) multiple core structures, supporting a soot maturation pathway where one young soot particle evolves into a mature fractal aggregate via an internal nucleation route. During the process, these large amorphous particles can form internal voids as the particle loses mass due to pyrolysis or oxidation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) s

SUBMITTER: Davis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453622 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature