{"product_id":"underground-coal-gasification-and-combustion-hardback-9780081003138","title":"Underground Coal Gasification and Combustion (Hardback) 9780081003138","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderground Coal Gasification and Combustion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides an essential review of UCG technologies, highlighting new interest in underground coal gasification (UCG) and its financial, social, and environmental benefits \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael S. Blinderman (Edited by), Alexander Y. Klimenko (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780081003138, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e662 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 3.6 cm, 1.18 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderground Coal Gasification (UCG) is carried out in unmined coal seams, using wells drilled from the surface and converting coal into synthesis gas. The gas can be used for power generation and synthesis of automotive fuels, fertilizers and other products.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eUCG offers financial, social, and environmental benefits over conventional coal extraction and utilization methods and may play a critical role in ensuring energy security in the future.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderground Coal Gasification and Combustion provides an overview of underground coal gasification technology, its current status and future directions. Comprehensive in approach, the book covers history, science, technology, hydrogeology, rock mechanics, environmental performance, economics, regulatory and commercial aspects of UCG projects. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe first book on the subject in forty years, it is unique in analysing more than a century of global UCG developments by experts from Australia, Canada, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, the USA and Uzbekistan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Historical Development of UCG \u003c\/b\u003e1. Early development and discoveries  2. UCG development in the USSR 3. UCG Program in the USA 4. European UCG tests\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. UCG Technology  \u003c\/b\u003e5. Process description and major methods of UCG  6. UCG and gasification kinetics 7. Well linking 8. Environmental impact and groundwater 9. The role of rock deformation in UCG\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Modern UCG projects, scaling up and commercialization  \u003c\/b\u003e10. What makes a UCG technology commercial-ready? 11. UCG to products: Designs, efficiencies, economics 12. Ergo Exergy: Majuba, Swan Hills 13. Carbon Energy: Bloodwood Creek  14. Linc Energy: Chinchilla\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Fire underground: prospective technologies  \u003c\/b\u003e15. Underground coal fires  16. Soil remediation by underground fires 17. UCG under sea bed   18. Underground retorting and gasification of shale oils\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Fossil fuel technologies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Fossil fuel technologies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Fossil%20fuel%20technologies%20%5BTHF%5D%22\"\u003eTHF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Woodhead Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46649107185944,"sku":"9780081003138","price":158.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780081003138_9c2a194b-be24-49ba-b558-b80a0fe677c7.jpg?v=1695004084","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/underground-coal-gasification-and-combustion-hardback-9780081003138","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}