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Nazi Germany synthetic fuel program
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Nazi_Germany_synthetic_fuel_program
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
historical program
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:IG_Farben
gptkb:Reich_Ministry_of_Economics
gptkbp:cause
shortage of petroleum
gptkbp:consequence
delayed German defeat
enabled Blitzkrieg tactics
increased Allied bombing focus
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:endDate
1945
gptkbp:feedstock
gptkb:coal
peat
lignite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Nazi Germany synthetic fuel program
gptkbp:importantFor
critical for German war effort
gptkbp:legacy
influenced South African CTL industry
postwar synthetic fuel research
gptkbp:notableCompany
gptkb:IG_Farben
gptkb:BRABAG
gptkb:Deutsche_Erdöl
gptkb:Rheinpreussen
gptkb:Ruhrchemie
gptkbp:notableFlora
gptkb:Böhlen_plant
gptkb:Lützkendorf_plant
gptkb:Leuna_works
gptkb:Pölitz_plant
gptkb:Scholven_plant
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Friedrich_Bergius
gptkb:Franz_Fischer
gptkb:Hans_Tropsch
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
25
gptkbp:peakProductionYear
124,000 barrels per day
gptkbp:product
gptkb:gasoline
gptkb:methanol
hydrogen
ammonia
lubricants
synthetic gasoline
synthetic diesel
gptkbp:purpose
produce synthetic fuel
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Allied_oil_campaign
gptkb:Strategic_bombing_campaign
German war economy
German military logistics
gptkbp:startDate
1930s
gptkbp:target
Allied bombing
gptkbp:technology
gptkb:Bergius_process
gptkb:Fischer-Tropsch_process
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Bergius_process
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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