How to Use syngas in a Sentence

syngas

noun
  • But it can also be used for the decomposition of biomass, releasing a syngas in the process.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Adding more water to the syngas sets off a final reaction that produces CO2 and more hydrogen.
    Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The result is syngas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which is then processed into kerosene.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Budris said the company is simply splitting up the process – heating the waste to 1,400 degrees in the absence of oxygen to avoid combustion, but byproducts such as syngas, tar and oils end up being burned.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The third step is a gas-to-liquid synthesis unit, which converts the syngas into liquid hydrocarbons, usable as kerosene in jet fuel.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The oxygen in this coal gasifier reacts with fuel to create a syngas made up of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, water, and CO2.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2017
  • The process of converting syngas into liquid hydrocarbon fuels is not new.
    Eric Tegler, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The resulting syngas is then refined into carbon neutral jet fuel.
    Eric Tegler, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • This is funneled into a second reactor, where the syngas is converted into kerosene molecules.
    Frank Swain, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2020
  • Gasifiers are essentially tanks that produce synthetic gas mixtures known as syngas.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Synthetic liquid fuels are typically a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen known as syngas.
    Eric Tegler, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Given the existing fuel infrastructure, most maritime fuel cell demonstration projects today have to store liquid hydrogen or use onboard systems that convert natural gas or other fuel to hydrogen-rich syngas.
    Jing Sun, The Conversation, 11 June 2021
  • Synhelion is using solar concentrators to drive the thermochemical conversion of CO2 into syngas as a precursor to hydrocarbon fuels.
    Javier Garcia Martinez, Scientific American, 26 June 2017
  • In reality, this process is significantly more complicated, and requires an intermediate step, where the carbon dioxide and water are converted into carbon monoxide and hydrogen, commonly referred to as syngas.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021

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