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Fill 'er up with coal? California company says it has a better coal to liquids process

Andrew Topf | December 21, 2011 | 6:57 am Energy Europe Coal 

A California company says it has discovered a new way to make liquid fuel from coal without consuming water or producing carbon dioxide. SRI International said researchers used natural gas to provide hydrogen needed to convert coal to "syngas" -...

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