This mixture of gasses is converted into liquid hydrocarbons via the Fischer–Tropsch process. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this mixture of gasses. Most hydrogen production begins by creating this mixture of gases via steam methane reforming.
ANSWER: syngas [or synthesis gas; prompt on fuel gas]
[10e] Since the steam methane reforming reaction has this property, it must take place in a furnace. In a reaction with this property, the chemical system has a positive change in enthalpy.
ANSWER: endothermic
[10h] This word describes a variant of steam methane reforming that generates the required heat using combustion of the feedstock. In general, this word describes reactors that couple endothermic and exothermic reactions.
ANSWER: autothermal [accept autothermal reformers, autothermal reforming, or autothermal reactors; prompt on ATR]
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