Fischer–Tropsch process

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The Fischer–Tropsch process is an industrial chemical method that converts synthesis gas (a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen) into liquid hydrocarbons such as synthetic diesel and other fuels.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Fischer–Tropsch process canonical 3
Fischer–Tropsch synthesis 3
Bergius process 2

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf catalytic process ⓘ
gas-to-liquids technology ⓘ
industrial chemical process ⓘ
synthetic fuel production process ⓘ
advantage high cetane number diesel ⓘ
low aromatic content fuels ⓘ
low sulfur products ⓘ
converts synthesis gas to liquid hydrocarbons ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
developedAt Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research ⓘ
developedIn 1920s ⓘ
downstreamStep hydrocracking of waxes ⓘ
isomerization of hydrocarbons ⓘ
environmentalAspect enables use of non-petroleum carbon sources ⓘ
feedstockSource biomass ⓘ
coal ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
refinery off-gas ⓘ
governingRelation Anderson–Schulz–Flory distribution ⓘ
hasVariant high-temperature Fischer–Tropsch ⓘ
low-temperature Fischer–Tropsch ⓘ
historicalUse German synthetic fuel production during World War II ⓘ
keyReaction CO hydrogenation ⓘ
C–C bond formation ⓘ
namedAfter Franz Fischer ⓘ
Hans Tropsch ⓘ
operatesAt elevated pressure ⓘ
elevated temperature ⓘ
produces naphtha ⓘ
olefins ⓘ
paraffins ⓘ
synthetic diesel ⓘ
synthetic gasoline ⓘ
water as by-product ⓘ
waxes ⓘ
reactionType exothermic reaction ⓘ
surface-catalyzed polymerization ⓘ
requires synthesis gas generation step ⓘ
typicalCatalyst cobalt catalyst ⓘ
iron catalyst ⓘ
ruthenium catalyst ⓘ
usedBy Pearl GTL plant in Qatar ⓘ
Sasol ⓘ
Shell ⓘ
usedFor biomass-to-liquids ⓘ
coal-to-liquids ⓘ
gas-to-liquids ⓘ
usedIn production of jet fuel ⓘ
production of ultra-clean diesel ⓘ
synthetic fuel production ⓘ
usesFeedstock carbon monoxide ⓘ
hydrogen ⓘ
synthesis gas ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secunda → fuelProductionTechnology → Fischer–Tropsch process ⓘ
Sasol → usesProcess → Fischer–Tropsch synthesis ⓘ
linked to: Fischer–Tropsch process
Sasol coal-to-liquids project → usesProcess → Fischer–Tropsch synthesis ⓘ
linked to: Fischer–Tropsch process
Sasol coal-to-liquids project → basedOnTechnology → Fischer–Tropsch process ⓘ
Secunda industrial complex → hasProcess → Fischer–Tropsch synthesis ⓘ
linked to: Fischer–Tropsch process
Secunda industrial complex → hasComponent → Fischer–Tropsch reactors ⓘ
linked to: Fischer–Tropsch process
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research → knownFor → Fischer–Tropsch process ⓘ
Friedrich Bergius → knownFor → Bergius process ⓘ
linked to: Fischer–Tropsch process
Friedrich Bergius → notableWork → Bergius process ⓘ
linked to: Fischer–Tropsch process