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GASIFICATION
Gasification
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Second Edition

By
Christopher Higman, Lurgi l Gas Chemie, a leading European petrochemical plant contractor
Maarten van der Burgt

Description
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 refining industries. Gasification adds value to low or negative value feedstocks by converting them to marketable fuels and products. This is the first book to cover gasification as a comprehensive topic, covering its many uses, from refining, to natural gas, to coal. This book provides an up-to-date overview of commercial processes and covers applications relevant to today's demands. The new edition is expanded and provides more detail on the integration issues for current generation, state-of-the-art Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (IGCC); CO2 capture in the IGCC context addressing the issues of pre-investment and retrofitting as well as defining what the term "CO2 capture ready" might mean in practice; issues of plant reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) including as evaluation of feedback from existing plants; implementation of fuel cell technology in IGCC concepts. All statistics, processes and projects, including descriptions of a number of processes not covered in the previous edition.

Audience
Chemical engineers,Petroleum Engineers, Energy Engineers and Environmental engineers

Contents
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

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 456 pages, publication date: FEB-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-8528-3
ISBN-10: 0-7506-8528-X
Imprint: GULF PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHING

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