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syngas

syngas

6.7
A gas made of hydrogen and carbon monoxide used as fuel or to make chemicals
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪnˌɡæs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gas de síntesis
  • It uses syngas as a feedstock and microbes act as catalysts.

Examples

  • So you're cleaning that gas that syngas that you created.

  • The production of syngas involves converting organic material into a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.

  • You have the potential to make syngas and to make these other products.

  • So we have to remove the carbon dioxide from the syngas and Matt is going to talk about that next.

  • It uses syngas as a feedstock and microbes act as catalysts.

  • Manufacturers utilize syngas as a versatile chemical feedstock for various industrial applications.

Synonyms

water gas
vssyngas
  • Archaic
7.0

A gas that forms when steam passes over hot coal and burns as a fuel in industry

refers generally to that gas mixture regardless of how it is produced

How Useful

syngas
  • Specialized
6.7
waste
536 1.0

Surface Forms

syngas singular
syngases plural

Morphology

syngas = gas (semi-transparent) = syn + gas

The prefix 'syn-' signals 'synthesis' or 'synthetic' so 'syngas' can be understood as synthesis/synthetic gas, but the exact chemical composition (mainly H2 and CO) is technical and not deducible by general learners.

Etymology

Syngas comes from 'synthesis gas'. The syn- part means 'together' or 'made', like in synthesis, so syngas is a gas made by combining gases such as hydrogen and carbon monoxide and used as a fuel or to make chemicals.