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  • verb Present participle of gasify.

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Examples

  • One hope is to unlock the potential of the coal reserves by gasifying the resource and transport it out of the region by pipeline.

    Peabody Goes Deep in China James T. Areddy 2011

  •  Most methods being studied to "clean" coal fall under the loose heading of "carbon capture and storage," or CCS, which involves stripping the CO2 out of the coal-burning or coal-gasifying process and piping it deep underground.

    A Clean Coal Confrontation 2009

  • "Clean" coal technology is actually several processes and technologies that capture most of pollutants when burning or gasifying coal.

    Obama Promoting Coal -- And Concern For Rural Voters -- In New Kentucky Ad 2009

  • It wouldn't be economical at first, we understood that, but once the price of oil hit $50 a barrel, well, we'd be liquefying and gasifying coal, we'd be heating all our homes with solar energy.

    Shucking the 'Corn Lobby' on Ethanol 2008

  • Gasifiers using wood and charcoal (the only fuel adequately proved so far) are again becoming commercially available, and research is being carried out on ways of gasifying other biomass fuels (such as residues) in some parts of the world (Foley and Barnard, 1983).

    Chapter 9 1993

  • "The EERC system has already produced power by gasifying forest residues, railroad tie chips, turkey litter, and other biomass feedstocks and burning the produced syngas in an on-site engine generator," center Deputy Associate Director for Research Chris Zygarlicke said in a news release.

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News 2012

  • In Morris, Minn., the university has begun heating campus buildings by gasifying biomass to replace natural gas.

    www.startribune.com 2012

  • I am not suggesting, not for a moment, that we should have cars running on gasifiers, but there are niches situations where gasifying coal/biomass can be done with minor inconvenience and major cost savings.

    Consumer Energy Report ? R-Squared Robert Rapier 2010

  • We've been able to launch this new business because of the successful track record we've built at our Hai Hua plant, not only gasifying hash bituminous coals, including coal washing wastes, but also because of our success gasifying high-ash sub-bituminous Yima coal and most recently, the inner Mongolian lignite.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • FT is a four-step process that first involves gasifying biomass feedstock and reacting it with steam at moderate pressure and elevated temperatures in the absence of combustion.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Greentech Media 2010

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