Fischer-Tropsch process is used in the manufacture of

Options

(a) ethanoic acid
(b) ethanol
(c) synthetic petrol
(d) benzene

Correct Answer:

synthetic petrol

Explanation:

In Fischer – Tropsch process steam is first passed over hot coke to form water gas.
H₂O + C → CO + H₂ (water gas).
Water gas is mixed with excess of hydrogen and passed over a catalyst to get synthetic petrol.