August 17, 2010

The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has launched a new public website called "Gasifipedia," a comprehensive online collection of resources to promote better understanding of gasification technology. The Gasifipedia website contains both introductory and in-depth information about gasification fundamentals, supporting technologies, gasification applications, environmental benefits and the status of the latest research and development.

Accessible from the NETL website, Gasifipedia features the following sections:

• Introduction to Gasification  provides an overview of the gasification process, how the technology has been used in the past, and what forces have caused recent interest in the technology.

• Gasification in Detail  delves into the chemical reactions taking place during the gasification process, and provides an introduction to the various types of gasifiers.

• Supporting Technologies details the other supporting technologies used in a typical gasification plant that are integrated with the gasification island. These technologies include coal storage and feed preparation, air separation, syngas cooling and heat recovery, syngas cleanup and conditioning, power train, and syngas conversion processes.

• Applications of Gasification Technology  describes the numerous types of gasification facilities: integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) for electrical power, coal to liquid fuels, coal to synthetic natural gas, coal to hydrogen, coal to chemicals, and cogeneration plants.

• Main Advantages of Gasification discusses the main reasons why gasification is considered

  the best clean-coal technology option for future near-zero-emissions power, fuel, and chemical plants.

• Gasification Research and Development details the wide range of research, development, and demonstration activities being conducted to improve the efficiency, feedstock and product versatility, and economics of gasification processes.

Source: Zeus Development Corporation July 28, 2010