Synfuel the world's first plant to make petrol from natural gas

Maker and role
New Zealand Synthetic Fuels Corporation, Other contributor
 Production date
1984

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Accession number
15-4956
Maker
New Zealand Synthetic Fuels Corporation
Description
Side 1 The Synfuel plant with labelled key location points -- Side 2 What synfuel will do for New Zealand ; ZSM-5, the mineral catalyst that makes it all possible ; Synfuel the end result of changing gas to methanol then to petrol ; Seven years in planning and building ; It's a big project ; Who is going to pay for it? ; Calculations show it will make money ; Strengthening the economy ; Why not use natural gas instead of Synfuel? ; It will be a clean and safe place.
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Processed Material/Paper
Physical description
1 folded sheet : colour illustrations ; 46 x 64 cm, folded to 32 x 17 cm
Credit line
New Zealand Synthetic Fuels Corporation. 1984. Synfuel the world's first plant to make petrol from natural gas, 15-4956. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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