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Category Archives: GTL Gas-To-Liquids
Why liquefied coal (CTL) and natural gas (GTL) can’t replace oil
Preface. Here are just a few of the reasons why we aren’t likely to convert enough coal to diesel to matter as oil decines (see Chapter 11 Liquefied Coal: There Goes the Neighborhood, the Water, and the Air for more … Continue reading
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Tagged coal-to-liquids, CTL, flow rate, gas-to-liquids, GTL, peak coal, peak oil
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Hydrocarbon liquids, drop-in fuels, oil refining, oil distribution, GTL, CTL
Notes from 41 page: National Petroleum Council. 2012. Chapter 11: Hydrocarbon Liquids. Hydrocarbon liquids have properties that make them high-quality transportation fuels and allow the supply chain to operate … Continue reading
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Tagged CTL, GTL, natural gas, oil, pipelines, refinery capacity
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Natural Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) as a Drop-in Diesel fuel
[The reason GTL is a big deal is that it can substitute for diesel without having to modify a diesel engine to do so — therefore, it’s a “drop-in fuel” substitute. However, GTL isn’t likely to be the answer, since … Continue reading
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Tagged diesel, drop-in fuel, Fischer-Tropsch, GTL, natural gas, transportation
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