Renewable fuels from different carbonaceous feedstocks: a sustainable route through Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

The Fischer–Tropsch (FT) process is an alternative route to produce petroleum crude equivalent, as this process converts carbonaceous feedstock‐derived (e.g. coal, biomass, natural gas) syngas to synthetic liquid fuels and chemicals. The technology also is known as gas‐to‐liquid (GTL), coal‐to‐liqui...

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Published in:Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) 2021-04, Vol.96 (4), p.853-868
Main Authors: Gupta, Pavan K, Kumar, Vineet, Maity, Sudip
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomass
BTL
catalyst
Catalytic converters
Conversion
Crude oil
CTL
Cytotoxicity
Fischer-Tropsch process
Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
Fuels
gasification
GTL
Liquid fuels
Lymphocytes T
Natural gas
Peak oil
Petroleum
Pricing
Raw materials
Synthesis gas
Transportation
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Summary:The Fischer–Tropsch (FT) process is an alternative route to produce petroleum crude equivalent, as this process converts carbonaceous feedstock‐derived (e.g. coal, biomass, natural gas) syngas to synthetic liquid fuels and chemicals. The technology also is known as gas‐to‐liquid (GTL), coal‐to‐liquid (CTL) and biomass‐to‐liquid (BTL) depending on the source of the syngas. Global demand for clean transportation fuels, volatile oil prices, unstable market scenarios and dwindling reserves of petroleum crude are the major drivers for fostering the FT process. FT‐derived synthetic liquid fuel has enormous potential to replace petroleum crude‐based transportation fuels. There is a possibility that individual countries can produce significant shares of their fuel using CTL, GTL and BTL technologies which help during shortages/peak oil circumstances. The present article summarizes the development of conversion of the different carbonaceous feedstock to liquid fuel including syngas generation, as well as catalytic conversion to liquid fuel via the FT route. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry
ISSN:0268-2575
1097-4660
DOI:10.1002/jctb.6644