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Physical Chemistry at the Intersection of Combustion and Atmospheric Sciences
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2026
- Editor: Brandon Rotavera
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 0 2 6 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 0 2 6 9 - 5
This book provides the first detailed exploration of overlapping scientific problems in physical chemistry within the domains of combustion and atmospheric chemistry. The… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book provides the first detailed exploration of overlapping scientific problems in physical chemistry within the domains of combustion and atmospheric chemistry. The intersection between these two areas refers specifically to the role in atmospheric processes of gas-phase and particle-phase emissions produced from combustion in the transportation sector. The importance of this intersection of the two areas is derived from the influence of molecular structure of hydrocarbons and biofuels on the formation of volatile organic compounds and primary organic aerosols (POA) becoming reactants in the troposphere and contribute to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the atmosphere. Research approaches required to solve these challenges span a broad range of experimental apparatus, experimental target (spectroscopy, reaction rates, speciation), computational quantum chemistry methodologies, detailed chemical kinetics modelling, and atmospheric modelling. Specific problems addressed in this book include detailing the current state of knowledge and future research needs on topics, such as the role of organic hydroperoxide reactivity in both atmospheric chemistry and combustion, the importance of peroxy radicals produced in biofuel and hydrocarbon combustion that control chain-branching, and in tropospheric chemistry, affect OH-budgeting and the formation of aerosols that impact air quality. Significant attention will also be paid to the influence of functional groups on combustion reaction mechanisms as well as downstream effects on gas-phase chemical reactions in atmosphere. Specifically, problems connecting gas-phase reactions of functionalized organic molecules present in combustion emissions to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation will be addressed. In addition, remaining challenges in understanding the subsequent physical and chemical processes involving SOA will be addressed. Physical Chemistry at the Intersection of Combustion and Atmospheric Sciences is written primarily for research staff scientists, R&D personnel (laboratory and industry), graduate students, and professors in the fields of physical chemistry, atmospheric science, and chemical engineering. The book will appeal to experimental and theoretical kineticists as well as any researchers involved in combustion and atmospheric modelling.
• Novel approach identifies the overlapping areas of scientific inquiry in combustion and atmospheric chemistry rooted in physical chemistry with the aim of bringing the two communities closer together and fostering better collaboration and awareness
• Provides the background for the different experimental and theoretical methods, describing the expected emission by-products of combustion and connecting those emission products to key aspects of atmospheric chemistry, whilst highlighting the common fundamentals
• Tackles the following questions: What gas-phase molecules produced from combustion are important to include in atmospheric chemistry? What is the role of combustion-generated aerosols in tropospheric physical/chemical processes? What are examples of complementary experimental/computational approaches that can be mutually beneficial to combustion and atmospheric chemistry, and how can data produced from these approaches be linked together?
• Provides the background for the different experimental and theoretical methods, describing the expected emission by-products of combustion and connecting those emission products to key aspects of atmospheric chemistry, whilst highlighting the common fundamentals
• Tackles the following questions: What gas-phase molecules produced from combustion are important to include in atmospheric chemistry? What is the role of combustion-generated aerosols in tropospheric physical/chemical processes? What are examples of complementary experimental/computational approaches that can be mutually beneficial to combustion and atmospheric chemistry, and how can data produced from these approaches be linked together?
This book is primarily written for research staff scientists, R&D personnel (laboratory and industry), graduate students, and professors in the fields of physical chemistry, atmospheric science, and chemical engineering.
Chapter 1 – Introduction (written by Editor Brandon Rotavera)
Chapter 2 – Fundamentals of Combustion Chemistry
Chapter 3 – Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry
Chapter 4 – Thermochemistry of Organic Molecules
Chapter 5 – Rate Coefficient Measurements of Radical Reactions
Chapter 6 – Computational Quantum Chemistry of Reactions of Organic Molecules
Chapter 7 – Master Equation Modeling
Chapter 8 – Machine Learning in Combustion and Atmospheric Chemistry
Chapter 9 – Automated Mechanism Generation for Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 10 – Spectroscopy of Molecules in Combustion and Atmospheric Chemistry
Chapter 11 – Measurements of Species in Complex Reacting Networks
Chapter 12 – Ignition Chemistry of Hydrocarbons and Biofuels
Chapter 13 – Volatile Organic Compounds from Combustion
Chapter 14 – Chemical Kinetics Modeling of Combustion
Chapter 15 – Oxygen-Centered Radical Chemistry in Combustion and the Atmosphere
Chapter 16 – Reactions of Criegee Intermediates
Chapter 17 – Photochemistry of Organic Molecules
Chapter 18 – Aerosol Chemistry in the Troposphere
Chapter 19 – POA from Combustion
Chapter 20 – OxyPOA Formation in Combustion
Chapter 21 – SOA Formation Potential of Species in Combustion Emissions
Chapter 22 – Modeling Chemical and Physical Processes in the Atmosphere
Chapter 23 – Research at the Interface of Combustion and Atmospheric Sciences (written by Editor Brandon Rotavera)
Chapter 2 – Fundamentals of Combustion Chemistry
Chapter 3 – Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry
Chapter 4 – Thermochemistry of Organic Molecules
Chapter 5 – Rate Coefficient Measurements of Radical Reactions
Chapter 6 – Computational Quantum Chemistry of Reactions of Organic Molecules
Chapter 7 – Master Equation Modeling
Chapter 8 – Machine Learning in Combustion and Atmospheric Chemistry
Chapter 9 – Automated Mechanism Generation for Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 10 – Spectroscopy of Molecules in Combustion and Atmospheric Chemistry
Chapter 11 – Measurements of Species in Complex Reacting Networks
Chapter 12 – Ignition Chemistry of Hydrocarbons and Biofuels
Chapter 13 – Volatile Organic Compounds from Combustion
Chapter 14 – Chemical Kinetics Modeling of Combustion
Chapter 15 – Oxygen-Centered Radical Chemistry in Combustion and the Atmosphere
Chapter 16 – Reactions of Criegee Intermediates
Chapter 17 – Photochemistry of Organic Molecules
Chapter 18 – Aerosol Chemistry in the Troposphere
Chapter 19 – POA from Combustion
Chapter 20 – OxyPOA Formation in Combustion
Chapter 21 – SOA Formation Potential of Species in Combustion Emissions
Chapter 22 – Modeling Chemical and Physical Processes in the Atmosphere
Chapter 23 – Research at the Interface of Combustion and Atmospheric Sciences (written by Editor Brandon Rotavera)
- No. of pages: 384
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443302688
- eBook ISBN: 9780443302695
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Brandon Rotavera
Brandon Rotavera is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia, USA with joint appointments in the Department of Chemistry and the College of Engineering. Prior to arriving at the University of Georgia in 2016, Dr. Rotavera held a Postdoctoral Appointee position at the Combustion Research Facility of Sandia National Laboratories, USA after completing a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering from Texas A&M University, USA in 2012, focusing on Physical Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Rotavera is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, the Irvin Glassman Early Career Award (Combustion Institute), and the Fred C. Davison Early Career Scholar Award (University of Georgia). Dr. Rotavera leads a research group at the University of Georgia focused on fundamental studies of gas-phase chemical kinetics related to combustion and atmospheric science, with emphasis placed on oxidation mechanisms of advanced biofuels and atmospheric pollutant formation, using combined experimental and computational methodologies.
He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy and is a member of the Technical Committee on Measurements of Energy and Related Quantities within the International Measurement Confederation, as well as an executive board member of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, co-organizer of the International Workshop on Flame Chemistry, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for the UV/Vis+ Photochemistry Database.Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and the College of Engineering (jointly), University of Georgia, USA