Fischer-Tropsch process

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

noun Chemistry.

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

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Origin of Fischer-Tropsch process

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