Black carbon (BC) emissions intensify global warming and are linked to adverse health effects. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) considers the impact of BC from international shipping. A prerequisite for anticipated limits marine engines is a reliable measurement method. three candidate methods (photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS), laser-induced incandescence (LII), filter smoke number...

The objective of this study is to derive morphological and nanostructural properties soot as well the reactivity against low-temperature oxidation by O2 from easily measurable optical properties. First, ex-situ experiments utilizing thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) serve evaluate kinetics with relate particle morphology nanostructure. Sec...