Scientists used a special kind of cobalt-based sponge-like material to turn gas into liquid fuels like those in gasoline, and it made mostly three types of hydrocarbons: straight-chain molecules, ring-shaped ones, and benzene-like ones.

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Fischer–Tropsch synthesis using active cobalt catalyst

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Scientists made a special cobalt-based catalyst and used it to turn gas into liquid fuel. The liquid they got was mostly the kinds of hydrocarbons the claim said it would be — paraffins, naphthenes, and aromatics — so the claim is correct.

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Fischer–Tropsch synthesis using active cobalt catalyst

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DOI: 10.18799/24131830/2025/12/5442

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