Glenn Hess wrote an interesting article on coal gasification (C&EN, Jan. 16, page 22), and I have no argument with the use of synthetic gas as a feedstock for various chemical processes. I do have ...

Gasification has been proven at more than 100 global sites, including at more than a dozen gasification-based power sites. The first and the longest-running commercial coal gasifier in the United ...

BOSTON -- There is a growing consensus that increased demand for electricity will cement coal’s place in the energy portfolio for years to come. In fact, more than half of the electricity produced in ...

•Cold Gas Eff.: This is the ratio of the heat contents calculated at room temperature of the syngas fuel output and the coal fuel input. The higher heating value is used here. •Area 2: Flows Entering ...

•Cold Gas Eff.: This is the ratio of the heat contents calculated at room temperature of the syngas fuel output and the coal fuel input. The higher heating value is used here. •Area 2: Flows Entering ...

In an era of increasing renewable energy integration, maintaining grid stability has become a critical challenge. Traditional coal-fired power plants, which form a significant part of the energy ...

Several of Asia’s biggest economies are promoting coal gasification as a viable part of their clean energy transition, arguing that turning coal into synthetic gas yields a cleaner fuel and reduces ...