Gasification

The gasification process converts any carbon-containing material into a synthesis gas composed primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which can be used as a fuel to generate electricity or steam or used as a basic chemical building block for a large number of uses in the petrochemical and refini...

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Main Author Higman, Chris
Other Authors Burgt, Maarten van der
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Gulf Professional Pub./Elsevier Science, 2008.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Coal gasification.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080560908
9780750685283
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Thermodynamics of Gasification
  • The Kinetics of Gasification and Reactor Theory
  • Feedstocks and Feedstock Characteristics
  • Gasification Processes
  • Practical Issues
  • Applications
  • Auxiliary Technologies
  • Economics, environmental, and Safety Issues
  • Gasification and the Future
  • Appendix A Companion Website
  • Appendix B Conversion Factors
  • Appendix C Emissions Conversion Factors
  • Appendix D Guidelines for Reporting Operating Statistics for Gasification Facilities
  • Appendix E Basis for Calculations
  • Nomenclature
  • List of Names and Abbreviations
  • Index.

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