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(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Fischer-Tropsch Process

(DECEMBER-2023)

Recently discovered previously unknown self-sustained oscillations in the Fischer-Tropsch (FT)process that could someday allow for more efficient fuel production.

IIFT process is the process where synthesis gas (H2 and CO) is converted into a mixture of hydrocarbons, oxygenates, water, and carbon dioxide.
It was first developed in the 1920s and was named after its discoverers, Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch.
It involves the reaction of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) gases. These gases are typically derived from various sources, including coal, natural gas. or biomass, through the process of gasification.
Synthesis gas (syngas) is the feed material for a FT process.
FT process is the catalytic polymerization and hydrogenation of CO, which produces a synthetic crude oil (syncrude).
Syncrude is a multiphase mixture of hydrocarbons, oxygenates and water.