This document lists and provides production capacities for existing and planned coal-to-liquids (CTL), gas-to-liquids (GTL), and biomass-to-liquids (BTL) facilities that use Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. It notes that the largest CTL facility is in Secunda, South Africa, producing 160,000 barrels per day. For GTL, the largest is Pearl GTL in Qatar at 140,000 barrels per day. It also lists several pilot and demonstration BTL plants in various countries producing under 1,000 tons per year. Finally, it shows that China, South Africa, Qatar, and Germany lead in patenting activity related to these technologies between 2009-2018.
This document lists and provides production capacities for existing and planned coal-to-liquids (CTL), gas-to-liquids (GTL), and biomass-to-liquids (BTL) facilities that use Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. It notes that the largest CTL facility is in Secunda, South Africa, producing 160,000 barrels per day. For GTL, the largest is Pearl GTL in Qatar at 140,000 barrels per day. It also lists several pilot and demonstration BTL plants in various countries producing under 1,000 tons per year. Finally, it shows that China, South Africa, Qatar, and Germany lead in patenting activity related to these technologies between 2009-2018.
This document lists and provides production capacities for existing and planned coal-to-liquids (CTL), gas-to-liquids (GTL), and biomass-to-liquids (BTL) facilities that use Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. It notes that the largest CTL facility is in Secunda, South Africa, producing 160,000 barrels per day. For GTL, the largest is Pearl GTL in Qatar at 140,000 barrels per day. It also lists several pilot and demonstration BTL plants in various countries producing under 1,000 tons per year. Finally, it shows that China, South Africa, Qatar, and Germany lead in patenting activity related to these technologies between 2009-2018.