Sentences with phrase «hydrocarbon molecules into»

Mango believes he has now found the missing ingredient: transition metals such as nickel and vanadium, which catalyse the breakdown of large hydrocarbon molecules into methane.

Not exact matches

Under pressure and heat, the dead creatures» long chains of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon - bearing molecules, known as polymers, decompose into short - chain petroleum hydrocarbons.

The Methods: Photochemical modeling by a Caltech team indicates that ethane, a hydrocarbon detected on Titan by both of the Voyager spacecraft and the European Infrared Space Observatory, is created when solar ultraviolet light breaks down methane, a minor component of Titan's nitrogen - rich atmosphere, into a stew of organic molecules that form a dense orange - brown smog.

Algae can also be used for biomanufacturing: Microscopic algae are turned into a living machine that can be genetically programmed to produce molecules like lipids and hydrocarbons ideally suited for biofuels.

A specially designed chiral catalyst is used to oxidize hydrocarbons into multifunctional compounds that are obtained in high purity and are readily converted into an assortment of molecules that will streamline the synthesis of future pharmaceutical drugs,» said Dr. Leila Bayeh, a former graduate student and lead author of the study.

The selectivity problem challenges chemists, who often encounter it when attempting to directly transform unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one or more carbon - carbon double bonds, resulting in difficult - to - separate mixtures of compounds that require subsequent chemical steps to subdivide the mixtures into the desired molecules.

In it, they use the energy from light to convert water and carbon dioxide into more complex and energetic molecules called hydrocarbons, thus storing the energy so that it can be recovered later by breaking down the molecules through a process called oxidation.

The first step in such an electrolytic approach is splitting CO2, a tough, stable molecule, into oxygen and carbon monoxide (CO), a slightly more energy - rich molecule that can form the basis for hydrocarbon fuels like methanol.

In order to run these reactions, researchers typically use an anode to split water molecules into protons, electrons, and oxygen, and then feed the protons and electrons to a cathode, where they react with CO2 to make hydrocarbons.

Webb will enable mapping of organic molecules — called hydrocarbons — across the disks of Uranus and Neptune for the first time, providing insight into the thermodynamics, chemistry, and circulation within these two atmospheres.

RICHLAND, Wash. — Researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities have figured out a way to successfully convert a common wood byproduct into hydrocarbon molecules that could be used as jet fuel.

This technology would enable the conversion of conventional hydrocarbons into highly - efficient hydrogen molecules underneath the hood for use in a fuel cell that would emit only water vapor from the tailpipe.

The rapid oxidation of the elements of hydrocarbons into oxide molecules.

It is known that larger hydrocarbon molecules like ethane and propane can also form hydrates, although longer molecules (butanes, pentanes) can not fit into the water cage structure and tend to destabilise the formation of hydrates.