By controlling
the speed of the ethylene jet, Chen and Yoo alter how rapidly the fuel burns, a measure of its efficiency.
Not exact matches
The banana will release
ethylene which will
speed up the ripening
of the avocado.
Apples produce a natural
ethylene gas that
speeds the ripening
of other fruits.
Top
of the list are measures to minimise the exposure
of workers to «potentially hazardous chemicals», and efforts to
speed up the banning
of ethylene glycol ethers from chip manufacture.
Central to this process is a new catalyst — a material engineered to
speed up the formation
of ethylene.
For example, avocados and bananas are two fruits that emit high levels
of ethylene gas so they're good to stick next to unripe fruit to
speed up the process.
And when too much
ethylene gets trapped inside a well sealed fridge it can
speed up the aging and rotting
of garden produce.