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Now, here is a strange thing. One of the most important drivers of perhaps the largest industrial chemical reaction has never been observed in over 100 years of study. Reactions of three related molecules, ethane, ethyl, and ethylene are the key factors in producing hundreds of millions of tons of plastic and other industrially important chemicals annually. These chemical reactions are central to both producing plastics and the combustion of natural gas, yet researchers have only been able to theorize about how they work by analyzing final products, because most experiments are unable to observe short-lived chemical intermediates, despite their importance in driving such reactions. Now, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists have detected the last unobserved intermediate in the ethane pyrolysis reaction for the first time. With these findings, those reactions could become more efficient – producing more products with less material, byproducts, pollution, and energy.

Angewandte chemieJosh barabanNadav genossar danShani har lavanDana fuxEuropean union horizonEuropean research councilIsrael science foundationThanh lam nguyen university of floridaMethod of researchBen gurion university of the negevBen gurion universitySwiss light sourceSharona atlasUri zamirThanh lam nguyen