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Alkyne Combustion: Experimental And Computational Studies Of Formyl Radical Production, Matthew Charles Drummer

Theses and Dissertations

The United States consumed a total of 97.4 trillion BTUs of energy in 2016 with over 80% of that energy consumption source being fossil fuel combustion. Before a combustion reactions reaches its end products, a number of intermediate products form and may react with other abundant atmospheric species to form aerosol particles and acid rain, both of which have potentially negative impacts on both human-made structures and the natural environment.

In an effort to counteract the consequences of fossil fuel combustion, scientists are interested in understanding the reaction mechanisms of hydrocarbon combustion reactions to understand which intermediate products form and …