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L Smith, Synthetic fuels - the way ahead, Petroleum Review, December 2006, p 14

Smith, L; 01/12/2006

In Europe, the Alliance for Synthetic Fuels in Europe is focusing on liquid fuels produced via the Fischer-Tropsch process from natural gas (GTL), coal (CTL) and biomatter (BTL). The first is the most commercially advanced to date, with two main process technologies:
* the high-temperature iron catalyst-based process producing sulphur-free gasoline and gas oil containing aromatics, and
* the low-temperature cobalt catalyst-based producing an extremely clean gas oil, free of both sulphur and aromatics.
GTL biodiesel has a high cetane number of 75 to 80 (cf conventional 45 to 50).

Abstract details

Journal title: Petroleum Review

Keywords: 5 General transport fuels technology - 5.2 Fuel synthesis

Subjects: Coal-to-liquids, Gas works (and other conversion to gases), Gas to liquid plants, Iron and steel, Transport, Waste recycling and disposal, Transportation of products, Transport not elsewhere specified, Biodiesel, Coal, Gasoil, Gasoline, Natural gas, Oil and gas, Oil, Solid fossil fuels and derived products