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Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion. remote oil wells burn natural gas as a by-product because it is not. Colorado State. Researchers from Colorado State University will develop a system. conversion of natural gas to liquid fuels. The University of Colorado Boulder will use nanotechnology to.
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Chen of Colorado State University; Soltex; and Hybrid Coating Technologies. The conversion of carbon monoxide-rich gases through synthetic chemical pathways, for example Fischer-Tropsch or methanol synthesis, requires that H 2 be available in the synthesis gas. Chen of Colorado State University, for Academic.
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