Fischer-tropsch fuels from coal and biomass

The work described here was supported by Princeton University's Carbon Mitigation Initiative and its sponsors (BP and the Ford Motor Company), Princeton University's Next Generation Aircraft Fuels Program, sponsored by NetJets Inc., and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Also, results were derived in part from work funded by the National Academy of Sciences, with support from the National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, Intel Corporation, Kavli Foundation, and the Keck Foundation. The authors received helpful commentary and discussion from many individuals during the research for and writing of this paper. Thanks especially to David Gray, Chuck White, and Glen Tomlinson (Noblis), Tom Tarka, John Wimer, Ken Kern, and Michael Reed (NETL), Robert Socolow (Princeton University), and Jim Katzer and Sheldon Kramer (independent).