Coal to Liquids Technologies | SpringerLink
WEBNov 28, 2012 · In the 1920s, Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute developed a alyst to convert hydrogen and carbon monoxide obtained from gasifiion of coal to hydrocarbon liquids. Because the coal is first gasified before conversion to liquid fuels, the Fischer–Tropsch (FT) process for CTL is known as a .