production of Synthetic Fuels from Natural Gas or Biomass - Status of Commercial Realisation

摘要

Gas to liquids (GTL) is a rapidly emerging technology that converts natural gas into premium liquid hydrocarbons,such as high-quality diesel fuels and lubri-cant base oils.GTL facilities are now in progress or being considered in gas-rich countries such as Algeria,Australia,Colom-bia,Iran,Nigeria,Qatar and Russia.In this review,the Status of the development of com-mercial projects aiming at the production of synthetic fuels from natural gas is summa-rized.Moreover,the progress in conversion of biomass to liquids is discussedwithpartic-ular emphasis on the Situation in Germany.