synthol process

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synthol process [′sin‚thȯl ‚prä·səs]

(chemical engineering)

A reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen with an iron and sodium carbonate catalyst; produces a mixture of higher alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, higher fatty acids, and aliphatic hydrocarbons, usable as a synthetic gasoline.

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