Definition of Gasification

1. Noun. The process of changing into gas. "Coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal"

Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Derivative terms: Gasify

Definition of Gasification

1. n. The act or process of converting into gas.

Definition of Gasification

1. Noun. Action of gasifying. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) Process of transforming carbon-based materials into a mix of carbon monoxide and hydrogen that can serve as fuel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gasification

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Medical Definition of Gasification

1. A chemical or heat process to convert a solid fuel to a gaseous form. (05 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gasification

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gasification (current term)
gasifications
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gasket
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Literary usage of Gasification

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Engineering Thermodynamics by Charles Edward Lucke (1912)
"gasification of Fixed Carbon and Coke by Air Blast Reactions, ... Efficiency of gasification. Carbon when hot enough may react with oxygen to form carbon ..."

2. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry by Society of Chemical Industry (1884)
"Centr. p. 203) that ho felt obliged to control the calculations. Schmidt calculates that in the gasification of 18 parts of steam 28240 ..."

3. Hydrogen & Fuel Cells: Review of National R&D Programs by International Energy Agency (2004)
"Australia also has abundant coal resources and focuses on coal gasification as part of its COAL 21 program, which includes research on carbon sequestration ..."

4. A Text Book of Engineering Thermodynamics by Charles Edward Lucke, John Joseph Flather (1915)
"gasification of Fixed Carbon and Coke by Air Blast Reactions, ... Efficiency of gasification. Carbon when hot enough may react with oxygen to form carbon ..."

5. Researches on the Action of the Blast-furnace by Carl Schinz (1870)
"The volume of the zone of gasification is not determined by the limits of temperature, ... WE call this zone the " zone of gasification " and not that of ..."

6. The Modern Gas-engine and the Gas-producer by Arvid Michael Levin (1912)
"In the gasification of carbon into carbon dioxide and hydrogen, the theoretical ... Composition of Gas Resulting from gasification without Heat ..."

7. Coal and Its Scientific Uses by William Arthur Bone (1919)
"CHAPTER XVII THE COMPLETE gasification OF COAL PRODUCER GAS AND AMMONIA RECOVERY INTRODUCTION. THE CHEMISTRY OF THE PROCESS. FOR the rapid production of ..."

8. Engineering Thermodynamics by Charles Edward Lucke (1912)
"gasification of Fixed Carbon and Coke by Air Blast Reactions, ... Efficiency of gasification. Carbon when hot enough may react with oxygen to form carbon ..."

9. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry by Society of Chemical Industry (1884)
"Centr. p. 203) that ho felt obliged to control the calculations. Schmidt calculates that in the gasification of 18 parts of steam 28240 ..."

10. Hydrogen & Fuel Cells: Review of National R&D Programs by International Energy Agency (2004)
"Australia also has abundant coal resources and focuses on coal gasification as part of its COAL 21 program, which includes research on carbon sequestration ..."

11. A Text Book of Engineering Thermodynamics by Charles Edward Lucke, John Joseph Flather (1915)
"gasification of Fixed Carbon and Coke by Air Blast Reactions, ... Efficiency of gasification. Carbon when hot enough may react with oxygen to form carbon ..."

12. Researches on the Action of the Blast-furnace by Carl Schinz (1870)
"The volume of the zone of gasification is not determined by the limits of temperature, ... WE call this zone the " zone of gasification " and not that of ..."

13. The Modern Gas-engine and the Gas-producer by Arvid Michael Levin (1912)
"In the gasification of carbon into carbon dioxide and hydrogen, the theoretical ... Composition of Gas Resulting from gasification without Heat ..."

14. Coal and Its Scientific Uses by William Arthur Bone (1919)
"CHAPTER XVII THE COMPLETE gasification OF COAL PRODUCER GAS AND AMMONIA RECOVERY INTRODUCTION. THE CHEMISTRY OF THE PROCESS. FOR the rapid production of ..."

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