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gas to liquids

Title English: 
gas to liquids
Acronym English: 
GTL
Definition English: 
Gas to liquids (GTL) is a refinery process to convert natural gas or other gaseous hydrocarbons into longer-chain hydrocarbons such as gasoline or diesel fuel. Methane-rich gases are converted into liquid synthetic fuels either via direct conversion—using non-catalytic processes that convert methane to methanol in one step—or via syngas as an intermediate, such as in the Fischer Tropsch, Mobil and syngas to gasoline plus processes.
Title Arabic: 
تحويل الغاز الطبيعي إلى سائل
Title French: 
gaz naturel liquéfié
Domain: 
Sustainable Development
Subject: 
Industrial Development
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