$MVTG break out time!
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https://www.netl.doe.gov/research/coal/energy...tsynthesis
THE $MVTG ERC will use CO2 instead of coa l, and solar or wind electric power directly to make the H2 and CO products cleanly and efficiently with no coal toxic waste products and no CO2 byproduct waste.
The Fischer-Tropsch process is a catalytic chemical reaction in which carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) in the syngas are converted into hydrocarbons of various molecular weights according to the following equation:
(2n+1) H2 + n CO ? Cn H(2n+2) + n H2O
Where n is an integer. Thus, for n=1, the reaction represents the formation of methane, which in most CTL or GTL applications is considered an undesirable byproduct. The Fischer-Tropsch process conditions are usually chosen to maximize the formation of higher molecular weight hydrocarbon liquid fuels which are higher value products.
Depending on the catalyst, temperature, and type of process employed, hydrocarbons ranging from methane to higher molecular paraffins and olefins can be obtained. The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, in theory, is a condensation polymerization reaction of CO . Its products obey a well-defined molecular weight distribution according to a relationship known as Shultz-Flory distribution.
In layman's language it can make synthetic diesel fuel out of syngas!!!!
It is already commercially viable and has been since the Germans invented it back before WWII.
But today's syn gas is made from burning and reforming Natural gas making tons of waste CO2 in the process.