gasification
noun
gas·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌga-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
: conversion into gas
especially
: conversion of coal into natural gas
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The National Energy Technology Laboratory has a good explanatory video of pre-combustion gasification technology.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Carbon capture touted as climate solution The company, which recently converted its gasification plant into the fertilizer facility, said capturing and storing carbon underground will reduce the carbon impact of making ammonia fertilizer.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2024
Solar home systems, hydro turbines, and gasification powered by rice husks—a resource that is abundantly available in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta—are also used to meet their energy needs.
—Keith Rabin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
In the Fulcrum proposal, Earthjustice attorney James Pew sees an illustration of a national trend in which facilities that burn waste, including plastic, through a process like gasification or a similar method called pyrolysis, are working to skirt health protections in the Clean Air Act.
—James Bruggers, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2022
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Carbon capture touted as climate solution The company, which recently converted its gasification plant into the fertilizer facility, said capturing and storing carbon underground will reduce the carbon impact of making ammonia fertilizer.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Feb. 2024
Solar home systems, hydro turbines, and gasification powered by rice husks—a resource that is abundantly available in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta—are also used to meet their energy needs.
—Keith Rabin, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
In the Fulcrum proposal, Earthjustice attorney James Pew sees an illustration of a national trend in which facilities that burn waste, including plastic, through a process like gasification or a similar method called pyrolysis, are working to skirt health protections in the Clean Air Act.
—James Bruggers, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2022
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“Gasification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasification. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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