Fuel synthesis through coal and biomass gasification has the potential to provide a solution
to the increasing demand for energy and transportation fuels. To theoretically understand …

Chemical steam generation or direct steam generation has been extensively used over
several decades for various applications including chemical processing and rocket …

Supercritical steam is used in a wide range of applications such as stationary power
generation, locomotive and space propulsion, and chemical processing including coal and …

I. Introduction redicted shortages in petroleum supply in the next 10 to 60 years1, 2, 3 and
estimated coal reserves 25 times larger than the current proven oil reserves4 have prompted …

Improved understanding of coal gasification chemical kinetics is needed to increase
thermodynamic efficiency and to reduce undesirable CO2 emissions. This work describes …

A sustainable energy cycle may include enhanced utilization of solar energy and
atmospheric CO 2 to produce biomass and enhanced utilization of exhaust CO 2 from power …

Fuel synthesis through gasification of carbonaceous materials (eg coal and biomass) has
the potential to provide a solution to the increasing demand for energy and liquid …

Reactions of solid carbon are relevant in many important applications such as power
generation, propulsion, and fuel/chemical synthesis. These reactions are simultaneously …

Measurements of the reaction rates at high-pressures for gasification of low-ash pinewood
char with CO2 are presented. A fixed-bed reactor operated at 1140–1260 K and 1–10 atm …