"Summary
In this work, the authors performed the Fischer-Tropsch reaction with biosyngas containing CO2, controlling the water gas shift reaction. We carried out the reaction in a fixed bed, slurry bed and other reactor systems. However, in this paper, we report only the results from the fixed bed reactions. The reactions were carried out at both laboratory- and bench-scales. We also elucidated the causes of catalyst deactivation."
This admittedly sparse abstract doesn't allow too many conclusions to be reached. But, this information, considered along with earlier reports we've submitted on the recycling of Carbon Dioxide, supports our thesis that Carbon Dioxide originating from our use of coal - whether we use that coal to generate power or to synthesize liquid fuels - can be captured directly, through chemical/physical in-plant processes; and/or indirectly, through botanical agents such as algal bio-reactors. The directly-captured CO2 can be added to syngas generated from the botanical agents and coal; and, the combined gas mixture can then be converted into liquid fuels via Fischer-Tropsch processing.
Thus, a valuable co-product, Carbon Dioxide, arising from our coal-use processes, such as power generation, metal smelting and liquid fuel synthesis, can be effectively and thoroughly captured via multiple technologies, and then converted into more liquid fuel.