Fischer-Tropsch Fuels from Coal, Natural Gas, and Biomass : Background and Policy.

Reviews synthetic fuels technology, which evolved from direct and indirect conversion of coal to liquid fuels; and provides special attention to Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, which represents the currently favored and commercially demonstrated technology. Describes past and currently operating syntheti...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Coal mines and mining. Factories. Biomass energy. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews synthetic fuels technology, which evolved from direct and indirect conversion of coal to liquid fuels; and provides special attention to Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, which represents the currently favored and commercially demonstrated technology. Describes past and currently operating synthetic fuel plants, and compares their relative efficiency. Presents policy history and considerations, along with recent legislation pertaining to coal-to-liquids research and industrial development.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.