Soot (disambiguation)
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Soot
is the black, impure carbon
particles resulting from the incomplete combustion
of a hydrocarbon
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Soot may also refer to:
Soot
Soot is a general term that refers to impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon. It is more properly restricted to the product of the gas-phase combustion process but is commonly extended to include the residual pyrolyzed fuel particles such as cenospheres,...
is the black, impure carbon
Carbon
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds...
particles resulting from the incomplete combustion
Combustion
Combustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame...
of a hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons from which one hydrogen atom has been removed are functional groups, called hydrocarbyls....
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Soot may also refer to:
- Engebret SootEngebret SootEngebret Soot is known as the father of the Halden Canal in Norway. He constructed locks and canals for the transport of both watercraft and timber.-Biography:...
(1786-1859), Norwegian engineer - Soot (computer science)Soot (computer science)Soot is a language manipulation and optimization framework consisting of intermediate languages for the Java programming language. It has been developed by the Sable Research Group at McGill University known for its SableVM, a Java virtual machine and the AspectBench Compiler, an open research...
, a language manipulation and optimization framework