synthetic fuels

Will Synthetic Fuel Replace Petrol?

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Will Synthetic Fuel Replace Petrol? They can directly replace their fossil fuel equivalents or ‘drop in’, because their volume and energy density are very similar. This means they will work with current petrol and diesel engine technology and can use the established fuel infrastructure for storage and distribution. Is synthetic fuel better than electric cars?

Can You Make Synthetic Petrol?

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Can You Make Synthetic Petrol? Can you make synthetic petrol? In a first stage, hydrogen is produced from water. Carbon is added to this to produce a liquid fuel. This carbon can be recycled from industrial processes or even captured from the air using filters. Combining CO2 and H2 then results in the synthetic fuel,