syngas

noun

syn·​gas ˈsin-ˌgas How to pronounce syngas (audio)

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The system’s cold gas efficiency, a standard metric for evaluating the energy content of syngas relative to the feedstock, is reported at 95%, significantly outperforming conventional pyrolysis and gasification technologies, which typically range between 65% and 75%. David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 The syngas powers a generator, and waste heat is fed back to break down more trash. IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2011 Each system takes waste gas such as from a landfill or livestock operation, converts it to synthesis gas, then turns the syngas into liquid methanol fuel. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025 Off-takers looking for natural gas are also in luck because the syngas can also be converted into that fuel and transported to market via the extensive natural gas pipeline system. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for syngas

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of syngas was in 1975

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“Syngas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syngas. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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