syngas

[sin-gas]

noun

1. synthetic natural gas. synthetic fuel

Word History and Origins

Origin of syngas¹

First recorded in 1970–75; syn(thetic) + gas

Example Sentences

The team improved a reaction called dry reforming of methane that converts methane and carbon dioxide into syngas, a valued mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide used by oil and chemical companies worldwide.

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Improving the catalyst that speeds syngas production could have enormous impact on global energy security, cleaner fuels and chemical feedstocks.

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In countries lacking oil reserves, syngas derived from coal or natural gas is critical for making diesel and gasoline fuels.

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"Syngas is important because it's a platform for the production of a lot of chemicals of mass consumption," said ORNL's Felipe Polo-Garzon, who, with ORNL's Junyan Zhang, led the study published in Nature Communications.

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Moreover, syngas components can be used to make other commodity chemicals.

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