3. Oxidation chemistry of hydrocarbons and oxygenated organic compounds

The aim of this final section is to describe the main elementary reactions, as well as the kinetic mechanisms that explain the phenomena observed during the oxidation of the main families of hydrocarbons, alkanes, alkenes and aromatics, which are present in fuels derived from petroleum or natural gas. Mechanisms relating to oxygenated organic compounds, which are the major components of biomass fuels , will also be mentioned. Finally, we'll say a few words about how to write mechanisms for mixtures...