Publications

For a full list of our publications, please refer to Prof. M Reza Kholghy’s Google scholar page.

2024

28. Scott, J., Sipkens, T.A., Smallwood, G., Mehri, R., Corbin, J.C., Lobo, P. and Kholghy, M.R., 2024. Rapid assessment of jet engine-like soot from combustion of conventional and sustainable aviation fuels using flame spray pyrolysis. Aerosol Science and Technology, 58(6), pp.595-609.

27. Kirton, T., Saceleanu, F., Mobarakeh, M.S. and Kholghy, M.R., 2024. Cogeneration of hydrogen, alumina, and heat from aluminum-water reactions. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 68, pp.115-127.

26. Riad, K.B., Kholghy, M.R. and Wood-Adams, P.M., 2024. Photo-polymerization using quantum dots for stable epoxy coatings. Industrial Chemistry & Materials.

2023

25. Morán, J., Yon, J., Henry, C. and Kholghy, M.R., 2023. Approximating the van der Waals interaction potentials between agglomerates of nanoparticles. Advanced Powder Technology

24. Rahbar, H., Goudeli, E. and Kholghy, M.R., 2023. Sintering Rate of Nickel Nanoparticles by Molecular Dynamics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

23. Morán, J. and Kholghy, M.R., 2023. Theoretical derivation of particle collision kernels and its enhancement at high concentration from a first-time-passage approach in the diffusive regime. Aerosol Science and Technology

2022

22. Juan, N.A., Naseri, A., Kholghy, M.R. and Thomson, M.J., 2022. NanoParticle Flow Reactor (NanoPFR): a tested model for simulating carbon nanoparticle formation in flow reactors. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering.

21. Naseri, A., Kholghy, M.R., Juan, N.A. and Thomson, M.J., 2022. Simulating yield and morphology of carbonaceous nanoparticles during fuel pyrolysis in laminar flow reactors enabled by reactive inception and aromatic adsorption. Combustion and Flame, 237, p.111721.

2021

20. Kelesidis, G. A., and Kholghy, M. R., A Monodisperse Population Balance Model for Nanoparticle Agglomeration in the Transition Regime, Materials 14, 3882

19. Kholghy, M.R. and DeRosa, V.G., Morphology, composition and optical properties of jet engine-like soot made by a spray flame. Combustion and Flame, 231, 111480, (2021).

18. Kholghy, M.R. and Schumann, A., A Simple Model for Gas-Phase Synthesis of Nickel Nanoparticles. Energy & Fuels, 35, 5383, (2021).

17.  Kholghy, M.R. Kelesidis, G.A., “Surface Growth, Coagulation and Oxidation of Soot by a Monodisperse Population Balance Model”, Combustion and Flame, 227, 456, (2021).

2020

16. Kelesidis, G.A., Kholghy, M.R., Zuercher, J., Robertz, J, Allemann, M., Duric, A., and Pratsinis, S.E., “Soot morphology, light scattering and direct radiative forcing”, Journal of Powder Technology, 365, 52-59, (2019)

2019

15. Kholghy, M.R., Eaves, N.A., Veshkini, A., and Thomson, M.J., “The role of reactive PAH dimerization in reducing soot nucleation reversibility”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37, 1003-1011, (2019).

14. Zhang, T., Zhao, L., Kholghy, M.R., Thion, S., and Thomson, M. J., “Detailed simulation of soot formation for Jet fuel with Hybrid Chemistry (HyChem) and comprehensive chemistry kinetic models”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute,37, 2037-2045, (2019).

13. Saggese, C., Singh, A.V., Xue, X., Chu. C., Kholghy, M.R., Zhang, T., Thomson, M.J., Sung, C., Wang, H., “The distillation curve and sooting propensity of a typical jet fuel”, Combustion and Flame, 235, 350-362 (2019).

2018

12. Kholghy, M.R., Kelesidis, G.A. and Pratsinis, S.E., “Reactive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dimerization drives soot nucleation”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20, 10926 (2018).

2017

11. Kholghy, M.R., Weingarten, J., Sediako, A., Barba, J., Lapuerta, M., Thomson, M.J., “Structural effects of biodiesel on soot formation in a laminar coflow diffusion flame”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36, 1321-1328 (2017).

10. Kholghy, M.R., Afarin, Y., Sediako, A., Barba, J., Lapuerta, M., Cu, C., Weingarten, J., Borshanpour, B., Chernov, V., Thomson, M.J., “Comparison of multiple diagnostic techniques to study soot formation and morphology in a diffusion flame”, Combustion and Flame, 176, 567-583 (2017).

9. Lapuerta, M., Barba, J., Sediako, A., Kholghy, M.R., Thomson, M.J., “Morphological analysis of soot agglomerates from biodiesel surrogates in a coflow burner”, Journal of Aerosol Science, 11, 65-74 (2017).

8. Sediako, A., Soong, C., Howe, J., Kholghy, M.R., Thomson, M.J., “Real-time observation of soot oxidation with an environmental transmission electron microscope”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36, 841-851 (2017). (distinguished paper)

2016

7. Kholghy, M.R., Veshkini, A., Thomson, M.J., “The core-shell internal nanostructure of soot, a criterion to model soot maturity”, Carbon, 100, 508-536 (2016).

2015

6. Kholghy, M.R., Weingarten, J., Thomson, M.J., “A study of the effects of the ester moiety on soot formation in a laminar coflow diffusion flame of a surrogate for B100 biodiesel”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35, 905-912 (2015).

2014

5. Cain, J., Laskin, A., Kholghy, M.R., Thomson, M.J., Wang, H., “Molecular characterization of organic content of soot along the centerline of the coflow diffusion flame”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16, 25862-25875 (2014).

4. Saffaripour, M., Veshkini, A., Kholghy, M.R., Thomson, M.J., “Experimental investigation and detailed modeling of soot aggregate formation and size distribution in laminar coflow diffusion flames of jet A-1, a synthetic kerosene, and n-decane”, Combustion and Flame, 161, 848-863 (2014).

2013

3. Kholghy, M., Saffaripour, M., Yip, C. and Thomson, M.J.. The evolution of soot morphology in a laminar coflow diffusion flame of a surrogate for Jet A-1. Combustion and Flame, 160, 2119-2130 (2013).

2. Saffaripour, M., Kholghy, M., Dworkin, S.B. and Thomson, M.J., . A numerical and experimental study of soot formation in a laminar coflow diffusion flame of a Jet A-1 surrogate. proceedings of the combustion institute, 34, 1057-1065 (2013).

2011

1. Saffaripour, M., Zabeti, P., Kholghy, M. and Thomson, M.J… An experimental comparison of the sooting behavior of synthetic jet fuels. Energy & Fuels, 25 , 5584-5593, (2011).