Soot Formation in Combustion represents an up-to-date overview. The contributions trace back to the 1991 Heidelberg symposium entitled "Mechanism and Models of Soot Formation" and have all been reedited by Prof. Bockhorn in close contact with the original authors. The book gives an easy introduction to the field for newcomers, and provides detailed treatments for the specialists. The following list of contents illustrates the topics under review:

Overview Soot Formation in Combustion

A Short Introduction to the Problem - Structure of the Following Parts
I PAH Formation in Sooting Flames Experimental Investigation and Kinetics
1 Investigation of the High Temperature Reaction of Hydrogen Atoms with Phenylacetylene
2 Benzene and Higher Hydrocarbon Formation During Allene Pyrolysis
3 Formation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Decane and Kerosene Flames at Reduced Pressure
4 Growth of Large Ionic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sooting Flames
5 Spectroscopic and Chemical Characterization of Soot Inception Processes in Premixed Laminar Flames at Atmospheric Pressure
6 General Discussion to Part I
II PAH Formation in Sooting Flames Global Dependence and Modelling
7 Radical Concentration Measurements in Hydrocarbon Diffusion Flames
8 Detection of Large Aromatics in Flames by REMPI-MS
9 Pressure Dependence of Formation of Soot and PAH in Premixed Flames
10 Detailed Mechanism and Modeling of Soot Particle Formation
11 General Discussion to Part II
III Soot in Flames Mass Growth and Related Phenomena
12 Soot Mass Growth in Laminar Diffusion Flames-Parametric Modelling
13 Concentration and Temperature Effects on Soot Formation in Diffusion Flames
14 Mass Growth of Charged Soot Particles in Premixed Flames
15 Growth of Soot Particles in Premixed Flames by Surface Reactions
16 Active Sites in Soot Growth
17 Soot Precursor Particles in Flames
18 General Discussion to Part III
IV Soot in Flames Formation, Dependence, Practical Systems
19 Metallic Additives in Soot Formation and Post-Oxidation
20 Critical Temperatures of Soot Formation
21 Soot Formation in Partially Premixed Diffusion Flames at Atmospheric Pressure
22 Experimental Study on the Influence of Pressure on SootFormation in a Shock Tube
23 Soot Formation from Hydrocarbons in a Plug Flow Reactor: Influence of Temperature
24 Soot Formation and Oxidation in Diesel Engines
25 General Discussion to Part IV
V Models for Soot Formation in Laminar Flames
26 Soot Deposition from Ethylene/Air Flames and the Role of Aromatic Intermediates
27 Simplified Soot Nucleation and Surface Growth Steps for Non-Premixed Flames
28 Successes and Uncertainties in Modelling Soot Formation in Laminar, Premixed Flames
29 Comparison of the Ionic Mechanism of Soot Formation with a Free Radical Mechanism
30 The Role of Biaryl Reactions in PAH and Soot Formation
VI Models for Soot Formation in Turbulent Flames
31 Application of a Soot Model to a Turbulent Ethylene Diffusion Flame
32 Model of Soot Formation: Coupling of Turbulence and Soot Chemistry
33 Modelling Soot Formation for Turbulent Flame Prediction
34 General Discussion to Part VI
VII Final Discussion and Perspectives
35 Mechanisms and Models of Soot Formation: Final Discussion and Perspectives
Index of contributors.