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Title: The greening of synfuels

Journal Article · · Science (Washington, D.C.)

Synfuels emit less carbon dioxide than oil and even reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. For making synfuels green is by using large amounts of plant biomass along with coal and storing in the ground the CO{sub 2} emitted during the production of synfuels. The process of making synfuel is by turning coal into gas, which creates carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The resulting syngas is converted into diesel fuel, jet fuel, or chemical feedstock.

OSTI ID:
21049745
Journal Information:
Science (Washington, D.C.), Vol. 320, Issue 5874; ISSN 0036-8075
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English