Published in Nature Chemistry · View the paper (DOI)
A new study identifies chemically termolecular reactions, where three molecules participate in breaking and forming bonds, impacting flame propagation speeds and gas phase chemistry. This discovery opens up new possibilities in engine design and understanding planetary atmospheres.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Researchers discover new class of chemical reaction Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science · Aug 14, 2017 · first to report
- Discovery suggests new significance of unheralded chemical reactions DOE/Argonne National Laboratory · Aug 29, 2017