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    • The combustion kinetics of the lignocellulosic biofuel, ethyl levulinate 

      Ghosh, Manik Kumer; Howard, Mícheál Séamus; Zhang, Yingjia; Djebbi, Khalil; Capriolo, Gianluca; Farooq, Aamir; Curran, Henry J.; Dooley, Stephen (Elsevier, 2018-04-04)
      Ethyl levulinate (Ethyl 4-oxopentanoate) is a liquid molecule at ambient temperature, comprising of ketone and ethyl ester functionalities and is one of the prominent liquid fuel candidates that may be easily obtained from ...
    • Modeling nitrogen species as pollutants: thermochemical influences 

      Bugler, John; Somers, Kieran P.; Simmie, John M.; Guthe, Felix; Curran, Henry J. (American Chemical Society, 2016-08-22)
      To simulate emissions of nitrogen-containing compounds in practical combustion environments, it is necessary to have accurate values for their thermochemical parameters, as well as accurate kinetic values to describe the ...
    • Theoretical kinetics analysis for Ḣ atom addition to 1,3-Butadiene and related reactions on the Ċ4H7 potential energy surface 

      Li, Yang; Klippenstein, Stephen J.; Zhou, Chong-Wen; Curran, Henry J. (American Chemical Society, 2017-09-08)
      The oxidation chemistry of the simplest conjugated hydrocarbon, 1,3-butadiene, can provide a first step in understanding the role of polyunsaturated hydrocarbons in combustion and, in particular, an understanding of their ...