FOR many years the slow oxidation of hydrocarbons has been thought to be a reaction taking place at a surface. We have succeeded in demonstrating the wholly homogeneous character of a hydrocarbon ...

To document the microbial nature of the methane oxidation, the specific methane mono-oxygenase inhibitor, acetylene, was added to the Sphagnum incubations, which resulted in complete inhibition ...

Researchers have developed a novel method for synthesizing acetylene from carbon dioxide without using fossil fuels Since its discovery, in 1836, acetylene has emerged as an essential chemical ...