GTL: Gas to Liquids
The conversion of Syngas to Liquids is loosely encapsulated in the term "Gas To Liquids", where Syngas derived from coal gasification is fed into a cobalt based catalytic chemical reactor (Fischer Tropsch) and via the catalytic process, where Syngas reacts with cobalt, joins together the 'simpler' /'shorter' hydrocarbon chains to produce longer chains of liquid hydrocarbons termed Syncrude. The Syncrude is then filtered and refined to produce a range of liquids including: LPG, Jet Fuel, Naptha and ultra clean Diesel.

The combination of UGC and GTL to produce Diesel and other energy rich fluids has been successfully trialed by Linc Energy (ASX Code: LNC) an Australian company with an early  demonstration plant at Chinchilla, Queensland that is currently building a 20,000 barrel a day production facility. The successful combination of UGC and GTL by Linc is said to be a world first and could lead to Australia becoming one of the world's major suppliers of liquid hydrocarbons based on Australia's vast coal resources that were previously regarded as being "stranded". UCG-GTL is said to be the cleanest, commercially viable, use of coal to produce energy.