Coal gasification produces synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Syngas is a crucial intermediate for producing various chemicals. Ethanol can be synthesized from syngas via processes like the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis followed by hydrogenation. Urea production typically involves ammonia and carbon dioxide; ammonia can be synthesized from hydrogen derived from syngas. Nitroglycerine, an explosive, is synthesized through the nitration of glycerol, and while glycerol can be derived from various sources, direct syngas conversion to nitroglycerine is not a standard industrial route, although glycerol production pathways might indirectly involve syngas-derived intermediates.