Turns out humanity's preferred method of making power and heat for the last million years—burning stuff—isn't the only way to extract energy from fossil fuels. In the process of burning, hydrocarbons ...

Time resolved exhaust port sampling results show that the gas mixture in the port at exhaust valve closing contains high concentrations of hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons are mixed with hot ...

Although battery-powered vehicles are making great strides, it's tough to match the energy densities found in hydrocarbons. So they'll always be an excellent choice for applications where weight or ...

AN investigation has been made of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with the soot in pre-mixed acetylene–oxygen flames operating at a pressure of 20 mm of mercury. The burner, diameter 5 ...

A workhorse catalyst of vehicle exhaust systems — an “oxygen sponge” that can soak up oxygen from air and store it for later use in oxidation reactions — may also be a “hydrogen sponge,” scientists ...

As scientists look for ways to help remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a number of experiments have focused on employing this gas to create usable fuels. Both hydrogen and methanol have ...

THE inhibiting effect of hydrocarbons on the hydrogen–oxygen reaction was discovered during the course of a war-time study, described elsewhere 1, of the problem of exhaust flames from aero-engines.

Many oxygenated hydrocarbon species formed during combustion, such as furans, are highly toxic and detrimental to human health and the environment. These species may also increase the hygroscopicity ...

Polyamides are present in many different products, such as ropes for mountaineering, parachutes of nylon, and materials for 3D printing. Dicarboxylic acids are used as chemical building blocks for ...