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gasification [′gas·ə·fə′kā·shən] (chemical engineering) Any chemical or heat process used to convert a substance to a gas; coal is converted by the Hygas process to a gaseous fuel. (mining engineering) A method for exploiting poor-quality coal and thin coal seams by burning the coal in place to produce combustible gas which can be burned to generate power or processed into chemicals and fuels. Also known as underground gasification. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The gasification process is carried out at high temperature (800-900 C) and high pressure (several MPa), removing the need for use of compressors or compression power. The shredder fibers portion of the SiCon process stream is being targeted for end markets as an incineration sludge additive for the gasification plant energy market. Black liquor gasification development is truly an international project, involving technology and sponsors from several countries. |
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