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Synthetic fuel
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<p>Synthetic fuel or synfuel is a <a href="/facts/Liquid_fuel/SBQECB5J">liquid fuel</a>, or sometimes <a href="/facts/Fuel_gas/DW8H1THN">gaseous fuel</a>, obtained from <a href="/facts/Syngas/VfslxkIN">syngas</a>, a mixture of <a href="/facts/Carbon_monoxide/CKuLtEMJ">carbon monoxide</a> and <a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">hydrogen</a>, in which the syngas was derived from gasification of solid feedstocks such as <a href="/facts/Coal/83kV3qxg">coal</a> or <a href="/facts/Biomass/4VHjaya3">biomass</a> or by reforming of <a href="/facts/Natural_gas/9MYQ7NAP">natural gas</a>. </p><p>Common ways for refining synthetic fuels include the <a href="/facts/Fischer%E2%80%93Tropsch_process/qx8noLlC">Fischer–Tropsch conversion</a>,[<i>better source needed</i>] <a href="/facts/Gas_to_liquids/vQa6D4r9">methanol to gasoline conversion</a>,[<i>better source needed</i>] or direct <a href="/facts/Coal_liquefaction/3gUFs92t">coal liquefaction</a>.[<i>better source needed</i>] </p>