Sandia-led team discovers mechanism for soot formation

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By mmillikinSep 7, 2018, 5:00 am367 pts
A team led by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories has discovered a mechanism for soot formation, apparently solving a longstanding scientific puzzle. A paper on their work is published in Science. Soot, which is formed during the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels, such as oil, natural gas and wood, is…

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