Free Radicals for Fuel Production
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds which can be found naturally in hydrocarbons such as coal and oil, as well as in dead carbon-rich stars after they have exploded. The mass created in the course of the explosion can be regarded as a precursor to the most basic forms of the carbon molecules which are important for creating life on the Earth. PAHs in the form of soot are also some of the world’s most...