Fischer–Tropsch process
Videos
The Fischer–Tropsch process is a collection of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, known as syngas, into liquid hydrocarbons. These reactions occur in the prese
Fluidized bed gasification with FT-pilot in Güssing, Burgenland, Austria. Operated by SGCE and Velocys
Sasol plant in Secunda
Krupp-Treibstoffwerk Wanne-Eickel in 1953
A sample of Shell GTL Fuel
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer
Videos
Franz Joseph Emil Fischer was a German chemist. He was the founder and first director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research. He is known for the discovery of the Fischer–Tropsch process.
Fischer–Tropsch process
…Fischer–Tropsch process is discussed as a step of producing carbon-neutral liquid hydrocarbon fuels from CO2 and hydrogen. The process was first developed by Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Coal Research in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, in 1925. The Fischer–Tropsch process involves a…
Franz Fischer (1911)