syngas
synthetic natural gas.: See under synthetic fuel.
Origin of syngas
1Words Nearby syngas
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use syngas in a sentence
Over nine days of operation, the researchers found that the tower converted about 4 percent of the used solar energy into roughly 5,191 liters of syngas, which was used to synthesize both kerosene and diesel.
When heated with solar radiation, the ceria reacts with carbon dioxide and water vapor in the reactor to produce syngas — a mixture of hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide.
The syngas is pumped down the tower to a gas-to-liquid converter, where it is processed into liquid fuel that contains 16 percent kerosene and 40 percent diesel.
This ‘Solar Tower’ System Produces Jet Fuel From CO2, Water, and Sunlight | Edd Gent | July 25, 2022 | Singularity HubOnly four percent of the captured solar energy was converted into chemical energy in the syngas, although they see a route to increasing that to above 15 percent.
This ‘Solar Tower’ System Produces Jet Fuel From CO2, Water, and Sunlight | Edd Gent | July 25, 2022 | Singularity HubThat may sound like science fiction, but the process of turning syngas into fuel is actually nearly a century old.
The Air Force’s plan to go green starts with sustainable jet fuel | David Roza/Task & Purpose | January 30, 2022 | Popular-Science
Browse