The Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program was a program run by the United States Bureau of Mines to create the technology to produce synthetic fuel from coal...
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Synthetic fuel or synfuel is a liquid fuel, or sometimes gaseous fuel, obtained from syngas, a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in which the syngas...
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Coal liquefaction (redirect from Coal-to-liquid)
converts solid coal into liquid hydrocarbons, including synthetic fuels and petrochemicals. Often referred to as "coal-to-liquids" (CTL) or more broadly...
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Fischer–Tropsch process (category Synthetic fuel technologies)
States Bureau of Mines, in a program initiated by the Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act, employed seven Operation Paperclip synthetic fuel scientists in a Fischer–Tropsch...
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of commercial synthetic fuel manufacturing plants, such as coal gasification, that would produce alternatives to imported fossil fuels. With a seven-member...
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Bergius process (category Synthetic fuel technologies)
The Bergius process is a method of production of liquid hydrocarbons for use as synthetic fuel by hydrogenation of high-volatile bituminous coal at high...
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Karrick process (category Synthetic fuel technologies)
coal producing regions Pyrolysis oil Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program Synthetic fuels in the United States Synthetic oil Maynard, Elliot (2000). Transforming...
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as a fuel Fossil-fuel phase-out Hydrogen vehicle Fourth generation biofuels Low-carbon economy Sustainable energy Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program Sustainable...
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either a special synthetic "J2" fuel or diesel fuel. Gasoline was a third option but unattractive due to high fuel consumption. Other fuels used were kerosene...
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Aviation fuels are either derived from petroleum or are blends of petroleum and synthetic fuels, and are used to power aircraft. These fuels have more...
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which among other things abolished the United States' Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program. New synthetic fuel projects started in 2000s (decade) due to the crude...
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39th Governor of Missouri, born in Louisiana Momo the Monster Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau...
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technology Coal tar Fischer–Tropsch process Petrochemistry Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program Coking factory Diez, María Antonia; Garcia, Roberto (2019-01-01)...
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Electrofuel (redirect from Electricity to fuel)
Electrofuels, also known as e-fuels, are a class of synthetic fuels which function as drop-in replacement fuels for internal combustion engines. They...
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Aviation biofuel (redirect from Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene)
The SUN-to-LIQUID project is examining Fischer-Tropsch hydro-carbon fuels (solar kerosine) through the use of a solar reactor. Alder Fuels is proposing...
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capital investments for mine development. Karrick process (See Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program) MSHA Critical mineral raw materials Mining in the United States...
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Alcohol fuel Biofuel Butanol fuel Ethanol fuel Gasoline gallon equivalent Glow fuel Direct methanol fuel cell List of energy topics Liquid fuels Methanol...
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Nitromethane (redirect from Nitromethane fuel)
formula CH3NO2. It is the simplest organic nitro compound. It is a polar liquid commonly used as a solvent in a variety of industrial applications such...
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United States energy independence (section Programs to limit US energy interests by Canada and Mexico)
a major oil supplier to the world. World War II prompted a Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program but it did not go beyond research. In mid-century the country...
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Liquefied petroleum gas (redirect from Liquid petroleum gas)
Liquefied petroleum gas, also referred to as liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases...
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1985, which among other things abolished the United States' Synthetic Liquid Fuels Program. The global oil-shale industry began to revive at the beginning...
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Jennings Randolph (section Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act)
the development of rural airports. In 1942 Randolph proposed a Synthetic Liquid Fuels Act, which would fund the transformation of coal and its products...
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Syngas to gasoline plus (category Synthetic fuel technologies)
a series in which a syngas is converted to synthetic fuels. The steps for producing high-octane synthetic gasoline are as follows: Methanol Synthesis:...
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Firefighting foam (section Synthetic foams)
burning fuel. Alcohol-resistant foams are used in fighting fires of fuels containing oxygenates, e.g. methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), or fires of liquids based...
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Ammonia has been used as fuel, and is a proposed alternative to fossil fuels and hydrogen, especially in maritime transport. Being liquid at ambient temperature...
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A synthetic rubber is an artificial elastomer. They are polymers synthesized from petroleum byproducts. About 32 million tonnes (35 million short tons;...
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also hid fueling operations underground.[citation needed] Although the USSR/Russia preferred ICBM designs that use hypergolic liquid fuels, which can...
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Sasol (category Synthetic fuel companies)
and commercializes technologies, including synthetic fuel technologies, and produces different liquid fuels, chemicals, coal tar, and electricity. Sasol...
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alcohol-based fuels in Ethiopia and other countries in the developing world. The project considers alcohol fuels to be a solution to fuel shortages, environmental...
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Energy usage of the United States military (section Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs)
fleet on coal-to-liquid synthetic fuel blends by 2011. By 2016, it plans to fuel half of its domestic transportation by US-produced synthetic blends, including...
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