Underground coal gasification: From fundamentals to applications

AW Bhutto, AA Bazmi, G Zahedi - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2013 - Elsevier
Underground coal gasification (UCG) is a promising option for the future use of un-worked
coal. UCG permits coal to be gasified in situ within the coal seam, via a matrix of wells. The …

Underground coal gasification–Part II: Fundamental phenomena and modeling

G Perkins - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Underground coal gasification can convert deep coal into synthesis gas for use in the
production of electricity, fuels and chemicals. This paper provides a review of the …

Experimental studies of the effect of design and technological solutions on the intensification of an underground coal gasification process

O Bazaluk, V Lozynskyi, V Falshtynskyi, P Saik… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper represents the results of experimental studies of physical modeling of the
underground coal gasification process in terms of implementation of design and …

Analysis of syngas production and reaction zones in hydrogen oriented underground coal gasification

M Gür, ED Canbaz - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is an emerging technology that utilizes
unmined coals. In UCG process, coal is burned and gasified underground. Produced syngas …

Design and validation of reactant feeding control strategies for the solar-autothermal hybrid gasification of woody biomass

A Curcio, S Rodat, V Vuillerme, S Abanades - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Several hybridization strategies of a solar-autothermal biomass gasifier were examined for
stable and continuous operation under variable solar irradiation. The ultimate objective was …

[HTML][HTML] The analysis of the underground coal gasification in experimental equipment

M Laciak, K Kostúr, M Durdán, J Kačur, P Flegner - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper describes an experiment of underground coal gasification in experimental
equipment. The experiment was done within the range of the project APVV-0582-06, in May …

H2 production enhancement in underground coal gasification with steam addition: Effect of injection conditions

L Feng, M Dong, B Qin, J Pang, S Babaee - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is a clean energy source, and its use helps to mitigate climate change.
Underground coal gasification for hydrogen production is a promising method for countries …

An exsitu underground coal gasification experiment with a siderite interlayer: Course of the process, production gas, temperatures and energy efficiency

M Wiatowski, K Kapusta, J Nowak, M Szyja… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
A 72-h ex situ hard coal gasification test in one large block of coal was carried out. The
gasifying agent was oxygen with a constant flow rate of 4.5 m3/h. The surroundings of coal …

Development, properties and potential applications of high-energy fuel briquettes incorporating coal dust, biowastes and post-consumer plastics

W Gwenzi, RS Ncube, T Rukuni - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The conversion of waste to energy through briquetting has the potential for providing energy,
while simultaneously reducing wastes and their environmental health risks. The current …

Effects of the steam-to-oxygen ratio and the equivalence ratio on underground coal gasification

H Fang, S Li, T Ge, Y Liu, Y Yu, Y Liu, D Liu… - Combustion Science …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Underground coal gasification is a complex physico-chemical process. UCG thermodynamic
equilibrium model was established and validated, and the effects of the steam-to-oxygen …