Umngcipheko onxulumene ne-methane uphezulu kakhulu, kubalelwa kumxholo wayo omkhulu wehydrogen, eyenza ukuba ikhuphe izixa ezikhulu zobushushu xa kuthelekiswa nobunzima bayo.
Iacetylene, kwelinye icala, utyebile kwikhabhoni, ukumisela kwangaphambili ukubunjwa komsi. Oku kunokuthintela iinkqubo zokutsha kunye nokucela umngeni kuzinzo lokusabela kwekhonkco.