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PROCEDE FISCHER-TROPSCH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Coal-Derived Fuels
- Biomass Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fischer-Tropsch process
1, record 1, English, Fischer%2DTropsch%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Fischer-Tropsch synthesis 2, record 1, English, Fischer%2DTropsch%20synthesis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A catalyzed chemical reaction in which carbon monoxide and hydrogen are converted into liquid hydrocarbons of various forms. 3, record 1, English, - Fischer%2DTropsch%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This] method [is generally used] for producing liquid fuels, usually diesel fuel, with natural gas or synthetic gas derived from gasified coal or biomass. 4, record 1, English, - Fischer%2DTropsch%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The process is named after F. Fischer and H. Tropsch, the German coal researchers who discovered it in 1923. 5, record 1, English, - Fischer%2DTropsch%20process
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Combustibles dérivés des charbons
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- procédé Fischer-Tropsch
1, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20Fischer%2DTropsch
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- synthèse de Fischer-Tropsch 2, record 1, French, synth%C3%A8se%20de%20Fischer%2DTropsch
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Synthèse d'hydrocarbures par hydrogénation catalytique de l'oxyde de carbone. 3, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20Fischer%2DTropsch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est possible d'obtenir du pétrole de synthèse à partir du gaz naturel ou du charbon. Ce procédé, appelé procédé Fischer-Tropsch, du nom de ses deux inventeurs allemands en 1920, a été utilisé avec succès dans un contexte de pénurie de pétrole [...] par l'Allemagne nazie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et par l'Afrique du Sud pendant l'apartheid. 4, record 1, French, - proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20Fischer%2DTropsch
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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