Engine oil turns black from a combination of combustion byproducts, heat oxidation, and detergent additives suspending carbon ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits. Yuan Yao, an ...

The Rheological and Thermochemical Research Lab is currently engaged in air injection experiments, one of which tackles mechanisms of oxidation reactions of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. During ...

An interdisciplinary team presents a new class of chemical compounds that can be reversibly oxidized and reduced. The compounds known as 'pyrazinacenes' are simple, stable compounds that consist of a ...