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Isn’t there a way to make gasoline in a laboratory?

Like I know gasoline is a byproduct of refining crude oil and everything , but how come we can't just make it by combining the base chemicals? Isn't gasoline just hydrogen and carbon atoms? How come we haven't figured out a way to reproduce it completely synthetically? It's probably a dumb series of questions but it's one that has always bothered me because I've never been given or found a good answer.
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heavyone2 · 61-69, M
Well,, if my history serves me correctly... the Germans did it in WW2 but it would not be cost effective to mass produce. They did it out of have no gas , diesel or anything available... it did work though. They carried that secret with themselves after the war..... not sure how it was "actually done" but it happened.
@heavyone2 I think you mean "cost prohibitive".
Tracos · 51-55, M
@heavyone2 they made it out of coal
heavyone2 · 61-69, M
@Tracos Yes , but they kept the "recipe" hidden...lol. We were taught about it in grade school and that was a LONG time ago... I'm old...lol.
heavyone2 · 61-69, M
@Tracos Some of the coal producers in Va. , Pa, and other places made "coal gas" back in the late 80's , it got "squashed" due to the enviromental folks.
heavyone2 · 61-69, M
@SomeMichGuy Yes,, I missed a word...lol. Forgive me, I am old.
Tracos · 51-55, M
@heavyone2 coal gas was also a byproduct from turning coal into cokes.. .and the cokes were required for clean heat in iron smelters
Tracos · 51-55, M
clean being extremely relative
heavyone2 · 61-69, M
@Tracos Yep, the "coal gas" got squashed , along with the Coal Mines in Va. and other states. Very little mining going on now. "Coal keeps the lights on"... guess it's dark now for some.
@heavyone2 no prob...so am I
heavyone2 · 61-69, M
@Tracos Yes it is a dirty fuel but it's fuel. It was cheaper than "regular gas" in the late 80's. I bought it at the CTC Stations and it ran great.
heavyone2 · 61-69, M
@SomeMichGuy Age takes away everything,, and my ability to spell and type got hit hard...lol.
@heavyone2 u kn smelp n thaip ?