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Formation of Aromatics in Combustion Systems

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Pollutants from Combustion

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Improving the knowledge of the chemistry responsible for the formation and consumption of aromatic compounds in combustion systems is an area of interest from both a fundamental and a practical standpoint. The former is essentially concerned with chemical reactions forming species that grow very rapidly to thousands of carbon atoms. This occurs as soon as the fuel is in excess and the temperature higher than 1400 K. It is now widely accepted that benzene and phenyl formation constitutes the first step in this growth process that lead to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and ultimately soot particles. In addition to a contribution to atmospheric pollution, the presence of soot strongly influences the radiative properties of flames. Many consequences are then related to radiation from the soot particles, such as intense heating of mechanical pieces in engines and gas turbines. When combustion is not used for energy production but occurs accidentally as in fires, radiative heat transfer is also crucial as a dominant propagating process.

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Vovelle, C., Delfau, J.L. (2000). Formation of Aromatics in Combustion Systems. In: Vovelle, C. (eds) Pollutants from Combustion. NATO Science Series, vol 547. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4249-6_10

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