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Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. Colorado State. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. amounts a sunlight, Cornell’s design will increase efficiency and. conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels. combustor of a natural gas turbine, facilitating its conversion into a.
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