Fischer-Tropsch process
[ fish-er-trohpsh, -tropsh ]
/ ˈfɪʃ ərˈtroʊpʃ, -ˈtrɒpʃ /
noun Chemistry.
a catalytic hydrogenation method to produce liquid hydrocarbon fuels from carbon monoxide.
Origin of Fischer-Tropsch process
1930–35; named after F.
Fischer (died 1948), and H.
Tropsch (died 1935), German chemists