Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Carbon and Coal Gasification -- Science and Technology, Alvor, Portugal, May 20-31, 1985

Carbon gasification reactions form the basis of many important industrial processes, such as the combustion of coal and the produc­ tion of synthesis gas, fuel gases and activated carbons. They are also involved in metallurgical processes and in the regeneration of coked catalysts. Thus, understanding the fundamentals of carbon gasification is of vital importance for further technological development. Moreover, the subject is of interdisciplinary nature, involving chemistry, ma­ terials science and chemical engineering. Therefore, it was thought that an Advanced Study Institute would be fruitful in establishing the state of the art, in bringing together experts from the various sectors involved and in identifying areas of required research and industrial development. Such a meeting was held at Alvor, Portugal, from the 20th to the 31st May 1985, and the lectures presented the­ reof are collected in this volume. The present volume is organized in seven chapters. The Intro­ duction presents the carbon gasification reactions an~ their rele­ vance for particular processes and industrial uses. In the second chapter, the structures of carbon and coal are reviewed, together with methods of structural, chemical and textural characterization. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Carbon Gasification -- A Ubiquitous Reaction of Great Importance to Mankind....Pages 3-23 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 Structure in Carbons....Pages 27-56 Coal Structure....Pages 57-92 Physico-Chemical and Structural Characterization of Carbons....Pages 93-136 Textural Characterization of Porous Carbons by Physical Adsorption of Gases....Pages 137-178 Front Matter....Pages 179-179 Catalytic Gasification....Pages 181-195 Alkali Metal Catalyzed Water Vapour Gasification of Carbon Using Mineral Catalyst Raw Materials....Pages 197-212 Iron-Catalyzed Water Vapour Gasification of Carbon....Pages 213-229 Metal Catalyzed Gasification of Graphite....Pages 231-268 Gasification of Carbon Deposited on Metallic Catalysts....Pages 269-287 Front Matter....Pages 289-289 Kinetics of Catalysed and Uncatalysed Coal Gasification....Pages 291-360 Single Particle Models for Fluid-Solid Reactions....Pages 361-380 Front Matter....Pages 381-381 General Aspects and Engineering Principles for Technical Application of Coal Gasification....Pages 383-401 Technical Status and New Developments of Coal Gasification Processes....Pages 403-420 Characterisation of Coal for Gasification Processes....Pages 421-437 Some Scientific Aspects of the Development of the Slagging Gasifier....Pages 439-453 Coal Pyrolysis....Pages 455-484 Hydrogasification of Brown Coal - Chemism, Kinetics and Technical Aspects....Pages 485-507 Front Matter....Pages 509-509 The Making of Coke in the Delayed Coker and in the Slot Coking Oven....Pages 511-522 Coke Formation and Gasification in Refineries....Pages 523-541 Front Matter....Pages 509-509 The Regeneration of Coked Catalysts....Pages 543-555 Front Matter....Pages 557-557 Fundamentals and Practical Implications of Activated Carbon Production by Partial Gasification of Carbonaceous Materials....Pages 559-599 Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbons....Pages 601-642 Back Matter....Pages 643-655 Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Carbon and Coal Gasification -- Science and Technology, Alvor, Portugal, May 20-31, 1985