Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fischer-Tropsch_synthesis

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:alternativeTo	petroleum refining
gptkbp:catalyzes	iron cobalt
gptkbp:category	industrial chemistry fuel technology catalytic processes
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:developedBy	1925
gptkbp:feedstock	gptkb:coal natural gas biomass
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
gptkbp:industrialApplication	gptkb:Sasol gptkb:Shell
gptkbp:minimumPressure	1-100 bar
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Franz_Fischer gptkb:Hans_Tropsch
gptkbp:operatingSystem	150-300°C
gptkbp:processor	heterogeneous catalysis
gptkbp:product	gptkb:water diesel carbon dioxide methane lubricants naphtha hydrocarbons alkanes alkenes liquid fuels paraffins olefins waxes
gptkbp:reactant	hydrogen carbon monoxide
gptkbp:reactionEquation	(2n+1)H2 + nCO → CnH(2n+2) + nH2O
gptkbp:relatedTo	catalysis syngas synthetic fuels
gptkbp:type	exothermic
gptkbp:usedFor	synthetic fuel production coal to liquids gas to liquids
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:World_War_II South Africa energy industry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:biomass_to_liquids_(BTL) gptkb:coal_to_liquids_(CTL) gptkb:gas_to_liquids_(GTL)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7