Coal Gasification and Its Applications - Hardcover

David A. Bell; Brian F. Towler; Maohong Fan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815520492 ISBN 13: 9780815520498

Publisher: William Andrew, 2010

Synopsis

Skyrocketing energy costs have spurred renewed interest in coal gasification. Currently available information on this subject needs to be updated, however, and focused on specific coals and end products. For example, carbon capture and sequestration, previously given little attention, now has a prominent role in coal conversion processes.

This book approaches coal gasification and related technologies from a process engineering point of view, with topics chosen to aid the process engineer who is interested in a complete, coal-to-products system. It provides a perspective for engineers and scientists who analyze and improve components of coal conversion processes.

The first topic describes the nature and availability of coal. Next, the fundamentals of gasification are described, followed by a description of gasification technologies and gas cleaning processes. The conversion of syngas to electricity, fuels and chemicals is then discussed. Finally, process economics are covered. Emphasis is given to the selection of gasification technology based on the type of coal fed to the gasifier and desired end product: E.g., lower temperature gasifiers produce substantial quantities of methane, which is undesirable in an ammonia synthesis feed. This book also reviews gasification kinetics which is informed by recent papers and process design studies by the US Department of Energy and other groups, and also largely ignored by other gasification books.

· Approaches coal gasification and related technologies from a process engineering point of view, providing a perspective for engineers and scientists who analyze and improve components of coal conversion processes
· Describes the fundamentals of gasification, gasification technologies, and gas cleaning processes
· Emphasizes the importance of the coal types fed to the gasifier and desired end products
· Covers gasification kinetics, which was largely ignored by other gasification books

• Provides a perspective for engineers and scientists who analyze and improve components of the coal conversion processes
• Describes the fundamentals of gasification, gasification technologies, and gas cleaning processes
• Covers gasification kinetics, which was largely ignored by other gasification books

About this title

Review:

Coal Gasification and Its Applications is the only complete step-by-step guides to the Coal-to-product process on the market today.

About the Author:

Chair of Petroleum Engineering, The University of Queensland

University of Wyoming

Chair of Dept, 2004 - 2008

Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Petroleum Engineering, 2009

Associate Editor and Board member of Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2007-present.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Andrew
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0815520492
• ISBN 13: 9780815520498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416