Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria are ubiquitous in marine environments. Some bacterial species are highly specialized to degrade hydrocarbons and are called hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria 1, such as ...

Normal alkanes C n H 2n+2 are extended linear chain molecules that form ordered lamellar structures and crystals. When the size of the chains reaches n > 120, such ultra-long alkanes manifest chain ...

Alkanes, or saturated hydrocarbons, are major constituents of natural gas and petroleum, but there are very few practical processes for converting them directly to more valuable products. The reason ...