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Fischer-Tropsch process

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[fish-er-trohpsh, -tropsh] / ˈfɪʃ ərˈtroʊpʃ, -ˈtrɒpʃ /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a catalytic hydrogenation method to produce liquid hydrocarbon fuels from carbon monoxide.

Etymology

Origin of Fischer-Tropsch process

1930–35; named after F. Fischer (died 1948), and H. Tropsch (died 1935), German chemists

Example Sentences

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Then the synthetic gas is put in giant reactors that make a synthetic crude through the Fischer-Tropsch process.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2012

One, called the Fischer-Tropsch process, is used to convert coal, natural gas or biomass into fuels.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2012

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