Fundamental Issues in Control of Carbon Gasification Reactivity

Abstract

Chemical Kinetics of Carbon and Char Gasification.- 13C/12C Isotope Spectrometry in the Study of Carbon Reactivity.- Mass Transport and Carbon Reactivity at High Temperature.- Oxidation of Single Char Particles in an Electrodynamic Chamber.- The CO/CO2 Ratio in the Products of the Carbon-Oxygen Reaction.- Oxy-Reactivity of Coal at Low Temperature and High Pressure during Great Depth Underground Gasification Tests.- Forty Years Ago, "La Combustion du Carbone".- Carbon Gasification: the Active Site Concept.- Active Sites and Carbon Gasification Kinetics: Theoretical Treatment and Experimental Results.- Active Sites in Relation to Gasification of Coal Chars.- Specific Reactivities of Pure Carbon of Diverse Origins.- Active Sites in Carbon Gasification with CO2 Transient Kinetic Experiments.- Reactive Surface Area: An Old But New Concept in Carbon Gasification.- Coke Microtexture: One Key for Coke Reactivity.- Thermally Induced Changes in Reactivity of Carbons.- Surface Complexes on Carbon During Oxidation and Gasification.- Applications of Energetic Distributions of Oxygen Surface Complexes to Carbon and Char Reactivity and Characterization.- The Nature of Isothermal Desorption of Carbon - Oxygen Surface Complexes Following Gasification.- Radical Sites as Active Sites in Carbon Addition and Oxidation Reactions at High Temperatures.- Catalytic Gasification of Carbon: Fundamentals and Mechanism.- An Approach to the Mechanism of the CO2-Carbon Gasification Reaction Catalyzed by Calcium.- The Determining Role of Mineral Matter on Gasification Reactivities of Brown Coal Chars.- Protection of Carbon Against Oxidation: Role of the Active Sites.- Inhibition of Carbon Gasification.- Passivation of Carbon Active Sites for Oxidation Protection.- Controlled Gasification of Carbon and Pore Structure Development.- Control of Anode Consumption During Aluminium Electrolysis.- Synthesis and Recommendations for Future Work.- List of Participants.