AVS 64th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Applied Surface Science Division Thursday Sessions
       Session AS-ThP

Paper AS-ThP13
Combustion Soot-derived Carbon Nanostructures: Microscopic and Spectroscopic Investigations

Thursday, November 2, 2017, 6:30 pm, Room Central Hall

Session: Applied Surface Science Poster Session
Presenter: Ich Tran, University of California, Irvine
Authors: I. Tran, University of California, Irvine
T. Aoki, University of California, Irvine
J. Beardslee, Kratos Analytical, Inc.
C. Moffitt, Kratos Analytical, Inc.
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The formation and fundamental properties of carbon nanostructures from combustion soot are investigated. Chemical and ultrasonic treatments were employed to extract elemental carbon nanostructures from raw soot obtained from combustions of biomass waste materials, as well as from ethylene flames. A combination of transmission electron microscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy/imaging techniques, was used to elucidate the relationships between the formation of combustion soot derived carbon nanostructures and their structural, chemical and electronic properties. These experimental data are correlated to models and mechanisms of soot formation and growth in combustion processes.