Showing papers by "Meyer Steinberg published in 1995"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a low-cost supply of hydrogen by using methane pyrolysis and showed that the process energy required to produce one mol of hydrogen is only 5.3% of the higher heating value of methane.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the coprocessing of coal and natural gas for liquid fuel with reduced greenhouse carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) gas emission, using known chemical reaction steps.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the coprocessing of coal and natural gas for liquid fuel with reduced greenhouse carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) gas emission. Coal and Natural gas are abundant fossil fuels. Coal and natural gas are difficult to handle because of their physical and chemical properties. To liquify coal, it is generally necessary to increase its H/C ratio either by increasing its hydrogen content or decreasing its carbon content. Thus, by coprocessing the hydrogen-rich natural gas with hydrogen- deficient coal, liquid fuels are produced in an economically acceptable manner. Several processes that coprocess coal with natural gas using known chemical reaction steps to produce liquid fuels with reduced CO 2 emissions are reviewed in the chapter. The particular liquid fuel of choice is methanol, a well-known automotive and stationary power fuel.