Nagoya, Japan - Aromatic molecules consist of planar carbon-based rings with alternating single and double (π) bonds. These molecules contain 4n+2 (n = 0, 1, 2 ...) π electrons--π electrons are those ...

Bare aromatic polymers have the potential to be used in a wide range of high-performance and functional materials. However, their synthesis is hindered by the poor solubility of their parent compounds ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 103, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (1994), pp. 1069-1074 (6 pages) The influence of the molecular structure of hydrocarbon fuels on soot, SOF, and NOx emissions from a diesel ...

Bioengineers around the world have been working to create plastic-producing microbes that could replace the petroleum-based plastics industry. Now, researchers have overcome a major hurdle: getting ...

Polymides are useful compounds for many applications which occur under harsh or demanding conditions, or involve compounds of high value. Polyimides such as PMDA-ODA (a copolymer of pyromellitic ...