This liquid is then used to heat water and cause it to turn into steam, which is used in a steam turbine, just like coal and oil plants.

就像用煤与油作烧料推动蒸汽机一样，该装置管内的高温液体将水加热成蒸汽，从而推动蒸汽机运转。

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Based on that, and the fact that they had to make liquid fuels out of coal.

基于这个反应，他们能够,从煤里制作液体燃料。

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Macintosh found that naphtha - a volatile, oily liquid created in the distillation the aforementioned coal tar, as well as petroleum - could be used to waterproof fabrics.

麦金托什发现，石脑油——在蒸馏前面提到的煤焦油以及石油的过程中所产生的一种易挥发的油状液体——可用于防水织物。

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New technology, avidly sought today, could well spur any number of alternative energy sources: oil sands, oil shale, natural gas converted to liquid, coal converted to liquid, etc.

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Mining more coal for shipment to coal-to-liquid processing plants and fuel customers would reverse the slide, potentially welcome news for shareholders of Burlington Northern, Norfolk Southern and other rail companies.

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Mining more coal for shipment to coal-to-liquid processing plants and fuel customers would reverse the slide, potentially welcome news for shareholders of Burlington Northern, Norfolk Southern (nyse: NSC - news - people ) and other rail companies.

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