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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Higman, Chris
Otros Autores: Burgt, Maarten van der
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Gulf Professional Pub./Elsevier Science, 2008.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.