Introduction to Gasification

GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

The workshop was conducted by Steve Jenkins, Vice President, Gasification Services, CH2M HILL, Inc., and Dr. Jeff Phillips, Senior Program Manager, Generation, the Electric Power Research Institute on October 28th at the 2012 Gasification Technologies Conference.

The workshop included the following major topics:
  • Basics of gasification and its differences from combustion
  • Feedstocks for gasification
  • History of gasification and its use
  • Modern gasification technology and downstream products
  • Large-scale coal gasification projects: existing and in development
  • By-products of gasification and their uses
  • Gasification of biomass and municipal solid waste
  • Environmental performance
  • CO2 capture from gasification plants and its uses

Please contact Alison Kerester of the GTC at info@gasification.org or 703-276-0110 with any questions.