“…Chalcones and their analogues are either found in plants or obtained from specific synthetic pathways and have shown numerous applications as liquid crystal materials, pH sensors, , nonlinear optical materials, , as well as their remarkable biological properties: antitumor, , anti-inflammatory, antifungal, − antibacterial, ,, and antioxidant. − Some of these properties can be related to fuel applications, such as energy efficiency or additives, − and often fuels such as ethanol and biofuels are prone to suffer from degradation and oxidation problems, mainly caused by micro-organisms − or even the lower combustion capacity, therefore, a lower energy efficiency. − …”