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Synthesis gas

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006225

A mixture of gases produced as feedstock for the synthesis of chemical compounds, for example, hydrogen and carbon monoxide used as the starting material for the production of ammonia derivatives, methanol, and hydrocarbons.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006225
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymssyngas
ReferencesNASA Thesaurus; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoGases; Catalysts; Carbon monoxide; Synthetic fuels; Producer gas; Fischer-Tropsch reaction; Hydrogen; Electricity; Gasification; Fuel production; Methanol; Hydrocarbons; Ammonia; Wood gas
TranslationsSpanish: gas de síntesis
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006225",
  "term": "Synthesis gas",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A mixture of gases produced as feedstock for the synthesis of chemical compounds, for example, hydrogen and carbon monoxide used as the starting material for the production of ammonia derivatives, methanol, and hydrocarbons.",
  "synonyms": [
    "syngas"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "gases",
    "catalysts",
    "carbon monoxide",
    "synthetic fuels",
    "producer gas",
    "Fischer-Tropsch reaction",
    "hydrogen",
    "electricity",
    "gasification",
    "fuel production",
    "methanol",
    "hydrocarbons",
    "ammonia",
    "wood gas"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NASA Thesaurus",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "gas de síntesis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/synthesis-gas/"
}

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