gasification
Making synthetic fuel
Gasification is the process of converting solid or liquid material—typically coal, biomass, or waste—into combustible gas.
The material is heated with controlled amounts of oxygen or steam, producing a fuel that can be burned for energy or processed into chemicals.
Coal gasification plants convert low-grade coal into synthetic natural gas.
Combustible sedimentary rock
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- woodchipsShredded timber fragments
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- municipal wasteCommunity-generated garbage
lignite · anthracite · sewage sludge · bagasse · coconut shell · palm kernel · plastic waste · carbonaceous
Controlled fission apparatus
- fluidized bedParticles suspended by upward gas
- scrubberPollution removal device
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
Process of creating electricity
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- cogenerationSimultaneous heat and electricity production
- gas turbineFuel-to-rotation engine
- steam turbineVapor-driven rotary motor
waste-to-energy · efficiency · renewable · grid · kilowatt · megawatt · baseload · thermal efficiency
Toxic combustion byproduct gas
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- sulfur removalExtracting element sixteen
- carbon dioxide removalExtracting atmospheric greenhouse gas
Ore-to-metal converter
- steel productionManufacturing iron-carbon alloy
- iron smeltingReducing ore with heat
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
- carbonizationConversion to char
- thermochemicalConcerning heat in reactions
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
kinetics · enthalpy · activation energy · stoichiometry · equilibrium · calorific · hydrogenation · devolatilization
coal
Combustible sedimentary rock
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
- woodchipsShredded timber fragments
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
municipal waste · lignite · anthracite · sewage sludge · bagasse · coconut shell · palm kernel · plastic waste · carbonaceous
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
- fluidized bedParticles suspended by upward gas
- scrubberPollution removal device
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
power generation
Process of creating electricity
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- cogenerationSimultaneous heat and electricity production
- gas turbineFuel-to-rotation engine
steam turbine · waste-to-energy · efficiency · renewable · grid · kilowatt · megawatt · baseload · thermal efficiency
carbon monoxide
Toxic combustion byproduct gas
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- sulfur removalExtracting element sixteen
blast furnace
Ore-to-metal converter
- steel productionManufacturing iron-carbon alloy
- iron smeltingReducing ore with heat
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
pyrolysis
Heat-driven molecular breakdown
- carbonizationConversion to char
- thermochemicalConcerning heat in reactions
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
exothermic · kinetics · enthalpy · activation energy · stoichiometry · equilibrium · calorific · hydrogenation · devolatilization · heat transfer
- vaporizationevaporation, boiling, vaporization, steam, steaming
- agroenergybiofuel, biofuels, biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas
- Anaerobic Processesanaerobic respiration, anaerobe, glycolysis, fermentation, denitrification
- chemical breakdowndecomposition, hydrolysis, pyrolysis, combustion, photolysis
- gas synthesiscoal gas, town gas, fluidized bed, reformer, synthetic fuels
- sludge treatmentsludge, biosolids, dewatering, digestion, thickening
gasificationliquefaction
Conversion to liquid state
condensation · solidification · deposition · freezing · crystallization
gasificationcombustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
liquefaction · incineration · carbonization · pyrolysis · sequestration
- coal gasificationConverting solid fuel to gas