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Fischer-Tropsch reaction

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002518

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a process for producing mainly straight-chain paraffinic hydrocarbons from a synthesis gas having the correct mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002518
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
SynonymsFischer-Tropsch process; Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
ReferencesConversion and Biomass to Energy, Glossary; California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsochemical reactions; synthesis gas; synthetic fuels
TranslationsSpanish: reacción de Fischer-Tropsch
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002518",
  "term": "Fischer-Tropsch reaction",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is a process for producing mainly straight-chain paraffinic hydrocarbons from a synthesis gas having the correct mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Fischer-Tropsch process",
    "Fischer-Tropsch synthesis"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical reactions",
    "synthesis gas",
    "synthetic fuels"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Conversion and Biomass to Energy, Glossary; California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "reacción de Fischer-Tropsch"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fischer-tropsch-reaction/"
}

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