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Soot (), also called
lampblack or
carbon black, is a dark powdery deposit of unburned
fuel residues, usually composed mainly of amorphous carbon. It is a major component of smoke from the combustion of carbon-rich organic fuels in the lack of sufficient oxygen. Soot is generally "sticky", and accumulates in
chimneys, automobile mufflers insides of smoke saunas and other surfaces exposed to
smoke.
Soot is used in the
chemical industry. It has been used for many years as a common
pigment used in paints and
inks, and remains in use today in toners for xerography and laser printers. The black color of rubber tires is due to the use of lampblack as an ingredient in their
vulcanisation; this use accounts for around 85% of the market use of carbon black.
Lampblack is sometimes used only to refer to carbon deposited from incomplete burning of liquid hydrocarbons, while
carbon black may be used to refer to carbon deposited from incomplete burning or
pyrolysis of gaseous hydrocarbons such as natural gas. In other examples the two terms are considered interchangeable.
In India it is used for a different purpose. The closest definition found is as follows. "Collyrium or lampblack Katuka as called in Telugu, a paste made of lampblack and oil and applied to the eyes to increase their brilliancy. It is also supposed to assist in conjuring and giving second sight. anjanamu. katuka is listre or dark brown"
Description
The production of soot in a flame is a complex process consisting of several chemical reactions taking place in series. In the
fuel-pyrolysis zone of the flame, typically clear or blue, the fuel molecules are broken down into various fragments, including carbon-ring structures,
acetylene (C2H2), the radical C3H3 (and higher order), as well as monatomic and diatomic hydrogen. As the combustion process continues the radicals quickly combine into new structures, giving off heat. These precursors polymerize into larger "pre-soot" chains then gather into formations of hydrogen-rich spheres in the
soot-inception zone. In the
soot-growth zone these spheres give up their hydrogen gas through diffusion, resulting in solids consisting of several of the formerly liquid spheres stuck together into larger chains. It is this portion of the flame that has the bright yellow color. Hydrogen-rich examples then further oxidize, releasing more heat. In perfect combustion the soot would break down into almost pure CO2 and H2O, it is only in incomplete combustion that the soot is able to form and escape the flame.
Soot: Giver and Taker of Light, American Scientist, May-June 2007, pp.252-239
Soot normally forms at about 1400 C, forming an excellent blackbody radiation of colors in the yellow to red spectrum. The typical yellow color of a candle flame or wood fire is produced primarily by the hot soot forming inside.
The energy being radiated from the soot is an important contributor to the ongoing combustion process, cooling the flame above the soot-growth zone and feeding energy back into the fuel-pyrolysis zone. In "pool fires" of open liquid fuel this process can feed as much as 50% of the flame's energy back into the liquid fuel below, which vaporizes it and keeps the reaction going; it would otherwise burn much more slowly. The same release of energy is responsible for quickly cooling the flame above the soot-growth region, limiting its further combustion into lighter molecules, and explaining why these fires release so much soot. A canonical example is the 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire, which released massive amounts of soot and covered the skies over a large portion of the London area.
The separation of flame into zones of different chemical reactions due to
convection forcing the hot reactants upward. In
microgravity or
zero gravity convection no longer occurs, and such flames tend to become more blue and more efficient, producing much less soot. Experiments by NASA reveal that diffusion flames in microgravity allow more soot to be completely oxidized than in conditions on Earth, because of a series of mechanisms that differ from those in normal gravity conditions.
Production
Lampblack has been used since prehistoric times as the source for carbon black, collected by holding a cold surface over a cool flame. Candles or lamps using animal fats or waxes generate considerable amounts of soot that can be collected and then mixed with a lubricant to produce ink. This process can be easily duplicated today by passing some noncombustible surface, such as a tin can lid or glass, closely through a
candle flame. Lampblack produced in this way is among the darkest and least reflective substances known.
Lampblack is also used to coat aluminium foil that has been previously attached to a recording drum for use in a recording
barograph or other instrument. The surface is scratched clear by a pointed stylus. In this case, the sooty smoke is produced by burning a small amount of camphor. After recording the image is fixed by spraying the surface with a clear lacquer. Similar coatings were used in direct recording
pendulum seismometers. While not a sensitive instrument, these were capable of directly recording the direction of significant horizontal shocks upon a smoked glass plate.
Hazards
Soot is in the general category of airborne
particulate, and as such is considered hazardous to the lungs and general health when the particles are less than 5 micrometres in diameter, as such particles are not filtered out by the upper respiratory tract. Smoke from
diesel engines, while composed mostly of carbon soot, is considered especially dangerous owing to both its particulate size and the many other chemical compounds present.
Soot can stain clothing and can possibly cause illness if inhaled. Breathing common urban air pollution (containing soot) is much more deadly than previously thought, according to a major study and an editorial published in New England Journal of Medicine on Feb. 1, 2007.
See also
References
Soot (), also called
lampblack or
carbon black, is a dark powdery deposit of unburned
fuel residues, usually composed mainly of
amorphous carbon. It is a major component of smoke from the combustion of carbon-rich organic fuels in the lack of sufficient oxygen. Soot is generally "sticky", and accumulates in chimneys, automobile mufflers insides of smoke saunas and other surfaces exposed to smoke.
Soot is used in the chemical industry. It has been used for many years as a common pigment used in paints and inks, and remains in use today in toners for
xerography and
laser printers. The black color of
rubber tires is due to the use of lampblack as an ingredient in their
vulcanisation; this use accounts for around 85% of the market use of carbon black.
Lampblack is sometimes used only to refer to carbon deposited from incomplete burning of liquid hydrocarbons, while
carbon black may be used to refer to carbon deposited from incomplete burning or
pyrolysis of gaseous hydrocarbons such as
natural gas. In other examples the two terms are considered interchangeable.
In India it is used for a different purpose. The closest definition found is as follows. "Collyrium or lampblack Katuka as called in Telugu, a paste made of lampblack and oil and applied to the eyes to increase their brilliancy. It is also supposed to assist in conjuring and giving second sight. anjanamu. katuka is listre or dark brown"
Description
The production of soot in a flame is a complex process consisting of several chemical reactions taking place in series. In the
fuel-pyrolysis zone of the flame, typically clear or blue, the fuel molecules are broken down into various fragments, including carbon-ring structures, acetylene (C2H2), the radical C3H3 (and higher order), as well as monatomic and diatomic hydrogen. As the combustion process continues the radicals quickly combine into new structures, giving off heat. These precursors polymerize into larger "pre-soot" chains then gather into formations of hydrogen-rich spheres in the
soot-inception zone. In the
soot-growth zone these spheres give up their hydrogen gas through diffusion, resulting in solids consisting of several of the formerly liquid spheres stuck together into larger chains. It is this portion of the flame that has the bright yellow color. Hydrogen-rich examples then further oxidize, releasing more heat. In perfect combustion the soot would break down into almost pure CO2 and H2O, it is only in incomplete combustion that the soot is able to form and escape the flame.
Soot: Giver and Taker of Light, American Scientist, May-June 2007, pp.252-239
Soot normally forms at about 1400 C, forming an excellent
blackbody radiation of colors in the yellow to red spectrum. The typical yellow color of a candle flame or wood fire is produced primarily by the hot soot forming inside.
The energy being radiated from the soot is an important contributor to the ongoing combustion process, cooling the flame above the soot-growth zone and feeding energy back into the fuel-pyrolysis zone. In "pool fires" of open liquid fuel this process can feed as much as 50% of the flame's energy back into the liquid fuel below, which vaporizes it and keeps the reaction going; it would otherwise burn much more slowly. The same release of energy is responsible for quickly cooling the flame above the soot-growth region, limiting its further combustion into lighter molecules, and explaining why these fires release so much soot. A canonical example is the 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire, which released massive amounts of soot and covered the skies over a large portion of the London area.
The separation of flame into zones of different chemical reactions due to
convection forcing the hot reactants upward. In
microgravity or zero gravity convection no longer occurs, and such flames tend to become more blue and more efficient, producing much less soot. Experiments by
NASA reveal that diffusion flames in microgravity allow more soot to be completely oxidized than in conditions on Earth, because of a series of mechanisms that differ from those in normal gravity conditions.
Production
Lampblack has been used since prehistoric times as the source for carbon black, collected by holding a cold surface over a cool flame. Candles or lamps using animal fats or waxes generate considerable amounts of soot that can be collected and then mixed with a lubricant to produce ink. This process can be easily duplicated today by passing some noncombustible surface, such as a tin can lid or glass, closely through a
candle flame. Lampblack produced in this way is among the darkest and least reflective substances known.
Lampblack is also used to coat
aluminium foil that has been previously attached to a recording drum for use in a recording
barograph or other instrument. The surface is scratched clear by a pointed stylus. In this case, the sooty smoke is produced by burning a small amount of camphor. After recording the image is fixed by spraying the surface with a clear lacquer. Similar coatings were used in direct recording
pendulum seismometers. While not a sensitive instrument, these were capable of directly recording the direction of significant horizontal shocks upon a smoked glass plate.
Hazards
Soot is in the general category of airborne particulate, and as such is considered hazardous to the lungs and general health when the particles are less than 5 micrometres in diameter, as such particles are not filtered out by the upper respiratory tract. Smoke from
diesel engines, while composed mostly of carbon soot, is considered especially dangerous owing to both its particulate size and the many other chemical compounds present.
Soot can stain clothing and can possibly cause illness if inhaled. Breathing common urban air pollution (containing soot) is much more deadly than previously thought, according to a major study and an editorial published in New England Journal of Medicine on Feb. 1, 2007.
See also
References
Soot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soot (IPA: /ˈsʊt/) is a general term that refers to the black, impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon.
Soot almost as bad as CO2 for global warming | The Register
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Soot 'makes global warming worse'
Soot has a greater effect on climate than we realise, and cutting levels could slow climate change, US researchers say.
soot definition of soot in the Free Online Encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia article about soot. Information about soot in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary.
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Deprecated List (Soot API)
Deprecated Classes; soot.jimple.toolkits.annotation.nullcheck.BranchedRefVarsAnalysis THIS IS KNOWN TO BE BUGGY. USE NullnessAnalysis INSTEAD!
Overview (Soot API)
Packages; soot: Base Soot classes, shared by different intermediate representations. soot.baf: Public classes for the Baf intermediate representation.
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Definition of soot in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of soot. Pronunciation of soot. Translations of soot. soot synonyms, soot antonyms. Information about soot in the free online ...
