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Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Pre-mixed Acetylene–Oxygen Flames

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AN investigation has been made of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with the soot in pre-mixed acetylene–oxygen flames operating at a pressure of 20 mm of mercury. The burner, diameter 5.125 in., incorporated a water-cooled porous metal disk and enabled a flat-flame to be stabilized above it with an extended reaction zone. Water-cooled stainless steel grids were inserted into the flame at varying heights above the burner and samples of soot were collected.

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LONG, R., TOMPKINS, E. Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Pre-mixed Acetylene–Oxygen Flames. Nature 213, 1011–1012 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2131011a0

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