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PRONUNCIATION OF SYNFUEL

synfuel  [ˈsɪnˌfjuːəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNFUEL

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Synfuel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SYNFUEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synthetic fuel

Synthetic fuel or synfuel is a liquid fuel obtained from syngas, a mixture of Carbon monoxide and Hydrogen. It may also refer to gaseous fuels produced in a similar way. Common use of the term "synthetic fuel" is to describe fuels manufactured via Fischer Tropsch conversion, methanol to gasoline conversion, or direct coal liquefaction. July 2009 worldwide commercial synthetic fuels production capacity is over 240,000 barrels per day, with numerous new projects in construction or development.

Definition of synfuel in the English dictionary

The definition of synfuel in the dictionary is a synthetic fuel substituting as a petroleum product.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNFUEL


cruel
ˈkruːəl
dividual
dɪˈvɪdjuːəl
dual
ˈdjuːəl
duel
ˈdjuːəl
jewel
ˈdʒuːəl
monofuel
ˈmɒnəʊˈfjuːəl
newel
ˈnjuːəl
newell
ˈnjuːəl
nonfuel
ˌnɒnˈfjuːəl
nonrenewal
ˌnɒnrɪˈnjuːəl
outduel
ˌaʊtˈdjuːəl
pursual
pəˈsjuːəl
refuel
riːˈfjuːəl
renewal
rɪˈnjuːəl
reviewal
rɪˈvjuːəl
self-renewal
ˌsɛlfrɪˈnjuːəl
subdual
sʌbˈdjuːəl
tewel
ˈtjuːəl
tissual
ˈtɪsjuːəl
vidual
ˈvɪdjuːəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNFUEL

synergies
synergism
synergist
synergistic
synergistically
synergize
synergy
synesis
synesthesia
synesthetic
syngamic
syngamous
syngamy
syngas
Synge
syngeneic
syngenesious
syngenesis
syngenetic
syngenic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNFUEL

aviation fuel
biofuel
defuel
diesel fuel
flex-fuel
fossil fuel
fuel
jet fuel
lighter fuel
nuclear fuel
premium fuel
rocket fuel
smokeless fuel
solid fuel
spent fuel

Synonyms and antonyms of synfuel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «synfuel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYNFUEL

Find out the translation of synfuel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of synfuel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «synfuel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

合成燃料
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

synfuel
570 millions of speakers

English

synfuel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

synfuel
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

synfuel
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

синтетического топлива
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

synfuel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

synfuel
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carburant de synthèse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Synfuel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Synfuel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

合成燃料
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

synfuel
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Synfuel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

synfuel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சின்ஃப்யூல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिंक्यूएल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

synfuel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

synfuel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

SynFuel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

синтетичного палива
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

synfuel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

synfuel
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

synfuel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

syntetiskt bränsle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synfuel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of synfuel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNFUEL»

The term «synfuel» is regularly used and occupies the 91.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNFUEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about synfuel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNFUEL»

Discover the use of synfuel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to synfuel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Energy Decisions: Founders Awared Lecture, October 24, 1980
The first is the magnitude of minimum synfuel production, expressed as a percent of refinery throughput, and the timing. It is suggested that, beginning five years after legislation, the figure be one percent, that during the succeeding four years  ...
Hoyt Clarke Hottel, 1980
2
Introduction to Environmental Engineering - SI Version
Producing such synfuel from coal had already been successfully implemented in Canada, and the U.S. government wanted to encourage American power companies to get into the synfuel business. To promote the industry, Congress wrote in ...
P. Vesilind, Susan Morgan, Lauren Heine, 2010
3
Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design: Volume 56 - ...
Introduction Synthetic crude, syncrude, synfuel, and syngas are terms covering a family of liquid and gaseous fuels from nonconventional sources. This family covers oil shale, tar sands and very heavy oils, coal, and synthesis gas. Each of ...
John J. McKetta Jr, 1996
4
Fundamentals of Air Pollution
An example of this is the great synfuel scam [17]. In the 1970s, the US Congress decided to promote the use of cleaner fuels in order to take advantage of both the huge coal reserves in the United States and the environmental benefits derived ...
Daniel Vallero, 2007
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Sustainability Science and Engineering: Defining Principles
An example of this is the great synfuel scam [4]. In the 1970s, the US Congress decided to promote the use of cleaner fuels in order to take advantage of both the huge coal reserves in the United States and the environmental benefits derived ...
Martin A. A. Abraham, 2005
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Carbonomics: How to Fix the Climate and Charge it to OPEC
So in the long run, every gallon of synfuel we use adds a full gallon to all the conventional oil we'll eventually use. This logic puts the global rebound effect from synfuel production at 100 percent instead of the 26 percent that I estimate in  ...
Steven Stoft, 2008
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Energy in America: Fifteen Views
The rising price of oil is rapidly eliminating the cost barrier. There are at present two firm proposals for building privately-financed coal conversion plants, awaiting only the necessary permits. The general picture of synfuel economics is given in  ...
‎1980
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Energy: Production, Consumption, and Consequences
This phenomenon may not be confined to electric generators (Weinberg, 1985) but may be applicable to synfuel plants or even solar electric systems, provided that operating costs are low. Thus, a synfuel plant, which might cost $100,000 per  ...
John L. Helm, 1990
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Draft environmental impact statement on the federal oil ...
TABLE A-2-2 PROJECT OPERATION ASSUMPTIONS FOR MODELED POINT SOURCES' L0CATI0N PR0DUCTI0N RATE SOURCE ELEVATI0N LATITUDE LONGITUDE 1990 L0W 1990 HIGH/2000 L0W 2000 HIGH Colorado Synfuel ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1983
10
Energy Technology Innovation
breadth of this coalition, and the strength of its expectations for the technology, led to an aggressive and well-resourced program to rapidly deploy different synfuel technologies at commercial scales and dramatically increase synfuel ...
Arnulf Grübler, Charlie Wilson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNFUEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term synfuel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Robots Restore Waterways While Producing Synfuel
The company has developed a patented, autonomous robot that restores waterways to their natural condition, also generating saleable synfuel in the process. «Marine Technology News, Apr 15»
2
4 Minutes With…Sam Yenne, CEO, Maverick Synfuels
Maverick Synfuels is about converting low value feedstocks into petroleum replacing chemicals and fuels. What makes Maverick unique is our Spoke and Hub ... «Biobased Digest, Oct 14»
3
25 years of Maths Spectacular
In 1990 the Synfuel Maths Spectacular was born, with a top prize of $200 and a range of categories. "We continued with the poster and had poetry but the main ... «Taranaki Daily News, Aug 14»
4
Seeking Consensus on the Internalized Costs of Energy Storage Via …
Finally, it must be acknowledged that there exists substantial uncertainty regarding the economics of pre-commercial energy storage technologies like synfuels. «Energy Collective, Aug 14»
5
Plane crash at Huntsville International Airport claims 3 lives
An AL.com reporter went to Synfuels Holding Finance's offices at the Birmingham airport this morning and was told no one was available to talk about the crash. «al.com, Jun 14»
6
It's not rocket science - Botswana on Sasol-like synfuels
It's not rocket science - Botswana on Sasol-like synfuels. 12 Jun 2014 09:36 Mbongeni Mguni. Botswana plans to follow in the footsteps of Sasol in introducing ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 14»
7
Sasol synfuel production soars
The chemicals giant expects synfuel production for the year to fall in the upper end of the target range as it progresses a number of investments. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jun 14»
8
Town gets the 411 on Synfuels project
Edson Town Council received a presentation regarding a proposed gas venture with Swan Hills Synfuels (Swan Hills). Vice president of development Timothy ... «Edson Leader, Nov 13»
9
Low gas prices scuttle Synfuels carbon capture deal with Alberta …
Swan Hills Synfuels and the province announced Monday that they will discontinue a $285-million funding agreement that would have seen underground coal ... «National Post, Feb 13»
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Swan Hills Synfuels, Alberta Government Cancel Carbon Capture …
In 2011, the province committed $285 million over 15 years for Swan Hills Synfuels to capture carbon dioxide, from the gasification of underground coal, and sell ... «Huffington Post Canada, Feb 13»

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