METHANE (CH₄) IS THE SIMPLEST ORGANIC COMPOUND FOUND IN FOSSIL FUELS. HYDROGEN COMES IN TWO FORMS PARA AND ORTHO, CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR ELECTRON ORBITAL SPINS.

What makes Hydrogen so special is the fact that it possesses two distinctive forms; Para-Hydrogen and Ortho-Hydrogen. Para-Hydrogen occurs when the electron is spinning in the opposite direction as the nucleus. When the electron is spinning in the same direction as the nucleus it is called Ortho-Hydrogen. The research conducted by Simon Ruskin found that the conversion of Hydrogen from Para- to Ortho- was done by magnetic means. Ortho-Hydrogen is much more combustable than Para-Hydrogen. In fact, for safety reasons the liquid hydrogen used as a propellant for the space shuttle is stored in its less volatile Para-Hydrogen state.In the Ortho-Hydrogen state, Methane (CH4) is highly unstable, which allows Oxygen to associate more freely with the Hydrogen atoms (as seen below). OES targets the Para-Hydrogen and energizes them to form Ortho-Hydrogen as did Ruskin thus creating a more efficient combustion.