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Article: Fischer-Tropsch for cleaner petrol.
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- Process Engineering
- Article date:
- April 24, 2006
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Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands is investigating the use of a largely forgotten chemical process to produce cleaner petrol via catalytic cracking - an important process applied in modern oil refineries.
The Delft research, led by PhD student Xander Dupain, is focusing on the use of a combination of catalytic cracking with Fischer-Tropsch synthesis - a chemical process that was developed during World War II for the production of synthetic fuels from coal.
Currently, catalytic cracking requires a further expensive hydrotreatment process to clean the petrol and diesel sufficiently ...