synthetic natural gas

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• Synthetic Natural Gas — bzw. Substitute Natural Gas (SNG) (Umgangssprachlich auch synthetisches Erdgas) ist ein Erdgassubstitut, das auf der Basis von Kohle, vor allem Braunkohle, oder Biomasse (Bio SNG bzw. Biomethan) über Synthesegas hergestellt wird. Um Erdgas… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Synthetic Natural Gas — (SNG) (Also referred to as substitute natural gas) A manufactured product, chemically similar in most respects to natural gas, resulting from the conversion or reforming of hydrocarbons that may easily be substituted for or interchanged with… …   Energy terms

• Natural gas — Natural Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Natural gas — For other uses, see Natural gas (disambiguation). Natural gas extraction by countries in cubic meters per year. Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons[1] …   Wikipedia

• natural gas — a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, esp. those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and,… …   Universalium

• Renewable natural gas — Renewable natural gas, also known as sustainable natural gas, is a biogas which has been upgraded to a quality similar to natural gas. A biogas is a gas obtained from biomass. By upgrading the quality to that of natural gas, it becomes possible… …   Wikipedia

• Disposition, natural gas —   The removal of natural, synthetic, and/or supplemental gas, or any components or gaseous mixtures contained therein, from the responding company s facilities within the report State by any means or for any purpose, including the transportation… …   Energy terms

• Gas Works Park — in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre (77,000 m²) public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. Gas Works park… …   Wikipedia

• synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands. Also called synfuel. * * * …   Universalium

• synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands. Also called synfuel …   Useful english dictionary

• Synthetic fuel — or synfuel is any liquid fuel obtained from coal, natural gas, or biomass. It can sometimes refer to fuels derived from other solids such as oil shale, tar sand, waste plastics, or from the fermentation of biomatter. It can also (less often)… …   Wikipedia