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Fullerenes and Soot Formation— New Pathways to Large Particles in Flames
Author(s) -
Homann KlausHeinrich
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19981002)37:18<2434::aid-anie2434>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - fullerene , soot , chemical physics , materials science , astrobiology , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , combustion , physics , organic chemistry , engineering
For as long as man has known fire , he has also been aware of soot–but the fact that fullerenes can be formed in a flame has only been been known for eleven years (see diagram). The research into the mechanism of their formation has brought forth many other unexpected particles that can exist in flames, for example “aromers” ( aro matic oligo mers ).