Franz Joseph Emil Fischer

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Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (19 March 1877 in

In 1925, he and Hans Tropsch discovered the Fischer–Tropsch process. This allowed for the production of liquid hydrocarbons from carbon monoxide and hydrogen with metal catalyst at temperatures of 150–300 °C (302–572 °F).

In 1930, he and Hans Schrader developed the

• Wilhelm Exner Medal, 1936

References

External links

• Newspaper clippings about Franz Joseph Emil Fischer in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

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