The number of resonance structures (SC) for previously published concealed non-Kekuléan benzenoid hydrocarbons is determined. Using a simple computer program, analytical expressions for determining SC for various classes of non-Kekuléan (free-radical) benzenoid hydrocarbons are derived, and some properties of concealed non-Kekuléan benzenoid hydrocarbons are studied.

Chemical analyses revealed that in Cataglyphis niger both the hemolymph and the crop contain the same hydrocarbons that are found in the postpharyngeal gland (PPG). On the cuticle, on the other hand, alkanes, and in particular nonacosane, were more abundant than in the PPG. Studies of their biosynthesis in vivo, using intact ants, revealed the presence of newly synthesized hydrocarbons in both ...

Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to document the conversion factors for reporting hydrocarbon emissions in different forms. The general forms are total hydrocarbons (THC), total organic gas (TOG), nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHC), nonmethane organic gas (NMOG), and volatile organic compounds (VOC), all defined in the introduction below. For reporting hydrocarbon emissions from nonroad eq...

The aqueous solubilities of a set of 109 hydrocarbons and 132 halogenated hydrocarbons (total 241) are correlated by a three term equation using descriptors calculated solely from molecular structure, with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.979 and a standard error (s) of 0.386 log units. This equation allows the estimation of aqueous solubilities of hydrocarbons and halogenated hydrocarbons (i...

VASELINE oil intoxication is a known cause of exogenous lipoid pneumonia. Vaseline oil is a mixture of saturated aliphatic (C14–C18) and cyclic hydrocarbons that is insoluble in water and, in the alveolar space, activates an acute inflammatory response with edema and interstitial fibrosis. Because the hydrocarbons cannot be metabolized in humans, the therapy consists of limiting or decreasing t...

The direct conversion of methane to C2 hydrocarbons, in a quartz tube reactor enforced by a DC corona discharge, was investigated at atmospheric pressure. The process was carried out in the presence of metal oxide catalysts of Mn/W/SiO2, Mn/W/SiO2 (tetraethyl orthosilicate, TEOS), and Mn/W/CNT (supported on carbon nanotubes). The total yield to C2 hydrocarbons in the presence of metal oxide cat...

Several studies have been conducted to develop more accurate and precise indices for hydrocarbons source apportionment. The present study, however, develops a new multi-metric index for hydrocarbons source apportionment. It measures Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentration at six stations with well known petrogenic origin, calculating Phe/An, Flu/Py, Chr/BaA, BaA/Chr, An/(An+Ph), Flu/(Fl...

The interactions of various acyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons in both saturated and unsaturated forms with the carbon nanostructures (CNSs) have been explored by using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Model systems representing armchair and zigzag carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene have been considered to investigate the effect of chirality and curvature of the CNSs toward these in...

The biodegradability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as naphthalene, fluorene, anthracene and phenanthrene by a halotolerant bacterial consortium isolated from marine environment was investigated. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degrading bacterial consortium was enriched from mixture saline water samples collected from Chennai (Port of Chennai, salt pan), India. The consortium po...

The germination behavior of Sporobolus iocladus seeds including germination percentage, accumulated germination percentage, the average incubation period to germination and germination velocity was studied under laboratory conditions. Treatments included six salinity regimes (0, 70, 140, 210, 280 and 350 mM NaCI) and three sources of oil hydrocarbons; Light Arabian Crude, polynuclear aromatic h...