Editing Diesel fuel (section)

=== Synthetic diesel ===
{{Main|Synthetic fuel}}
Synthetic diesel can be produced from many carbonaceous precursors but natural gas is most important. Raw materials are converted to [[syngas|synthesis gas]] which by the [[Fischer–Tropsch process]] is converted to a synthetic diesel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Synthetic Diesel May Play a Significant Role as Renewable Fuel in Germany |url=http://www.fas.usda.gov/pecad2/highlights/2005/01/btl0104/syntheticdiesel.htm |date=January 25, 2005 |work=[[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] Foreign Agricultural Service website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927153022/http://www.fas.usda.gov/pecad2/highlights/2005/01/btl0104/syntheticdiesel.htm |archive-date=2006-09-27 }}</ref> Synthetic diesel produced in this way generally is mainly paraffins with low sulfur and aromatics content.  This material is blended often into the above mentions petroleum derived diesel.<ref name="Ullmann2"/>