BALTIMORE (April 13, 2010) — Alternative fuel developer Alkane Inc. has filed for a patent for a newly developed synthetic fuel for use as an additive, blend or fuel in gasoline powered engines. Since ...

A ring-shaped molecule may possess a cavity because of its three-dimensional structure. This cavity can accommodate a guest molecule if its size (configuration) is adequate for the cavity, while it ...

An inexpensive catalyst powered by light can turn gaseous hydrocarbon molecules such as methane into valuable liquid organic molecules, Shanghai Tech University researchers have shown. Photocatalysis ...

The simplest of organic molecules have a much more complex relationship with oxygen than previously thought. Researchers from KAUST and their international collaborators have shown that alkanes ...

Complete combustion of alkenes produces carbon dioxide and water, provided there is a plentiful supply of oxygen. Incomplete combustion of alkenes occurs where oxygen is limited and produces water, ...