Chemical energy from natural and synthetic gas

Content: Chapter 1 Introduction          * Role of Gaseous Fuel in Energy and Fuel Industry         * Types of Natural Gas, Their Markets, and Their Methods of Production         * Synthesis Gas by Thermal Gasification         * Biogas, Biomethane, and Biohydrogen by Anaerobic Digestion         * Hydrogen Production by Hydrothermal Gasification and Water Dissociation         * Gas Reforming         * Gas Cleaning and Upgrading         * Gas Storage and Transportation Infrastructure/Gas Grid         * Conversion of Gas to Liquid Fuels and Fuel Additives         * Usages of Gas for Heat, Power, and Mobile Applications        Chapter 2 Natural Gas          * Introduction         * Methods for Natural Gas Exploration         * Methods for Drilling and Production of Natural Gas         * LNG, CNG, and LPG         * Coal Bed Methane         * Tight Gas         * Shale Gas         * Deep Gas         * Gas from Geopressurized Zones         * Gas Hydrates           Chapter 3 Synthesis Gas by Thermal Gasification          * Introduction         * Parameters Affecting Synthesis Gas Production and Quality Feedstock         * Coal and Oil Shale Gasification          * Gasification of Biomass and Waste         * Co-gasification         * Feed Preparation         * Gasification Reactors         * Commercial Gasification Processes         * Underground Coal Gasification         * Molten Media Gasification          * Plasma Gasification         * Solar Gasification         * Catalytic Gasification          * Indirect Gasification         * Global Gasification Experience           Chapter 4 Biogas and Biohydrogen Production by Anaerobic Digestion    4.1 Introduction     4.2 Mechanism of Anaerobic Digestion for Methane    4.3 Hydrogen Production by Anaerobic Digestion    4.4 Codigestion for Biogas Production    4.5 Feedstock Effects on Biogas Production    4.6 Effects of Harvesting, Storage, and Pretreatment on Biogas Production    4.7 Digester and Associated Process Configurations for Biogas Production    4.8 Process Related and Economic Considerations for Biogas Production    4.9 Purification and Utilization of Biogas and Digestate     4.10 Typical Large-Scale Plants for Biogas Production        Chapter 5 Hydrothermal Gasification          * Introduction         * Hydrogen Market and Methods for Hydrogen Production         * Steam and Hydrogasification of Carbonaceous        Materials      * Hydrothermal Gasification under Subcritical Conditions         * Hydrothermal Gasification under Supercritical Conditions         * Water Dissociation Technologies         * Electrolysis and Its Derivative Technologies         * Photobiological and Photocatalytic Dissociations of Water         * Thermal and Thermochemical Dissociation of Water         * Other Novel Technologies for Water Dissociation           Chapter 6 Gas Reforming          * Introduction         * Types of Gas Reforming         * Water Gas Shift Reaction         * Steam Reforming         * Dry Reforming         * Partial Oxidation/Autothermal/ Trireforming         * Subcritical and Supercritical Water Reforming         * Microwave, Nuclear Heat, and Solar Energy Assisted Reforming          * Plasma Reforming         * Novel Reforming Reactors and Processes           Chapter 7 Gas Processing, Purification, and Upgrading          * Introduction         * Natural Gas Processing          * Factors Affecting Level of Impurities in Syngas         * Technologies for Particulate Removal         * Technologies for Tar Removal         * Technologies for Sulfur Removals             * Technologies for Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide Removals         * Technologies for Chlorine, Alkali, and Heavy Metals Removals         * Some Suggestions for Low Temperature and Low Pressure Syngas Cleaning Process          * RTI High Temperature Impurity Removal Processes           Chapter 8 Gas Storage and Transport Infrastructure          * Introduction         * Natural Gas Storage         * Natural Gas Transport         * Storage and Transport of CNG and NGH          * Storage and Transport of LNG and LPG         * Storage and Transport of Syngas         * Storage and Transport of Biogas and Biomethane         * Hydrogen Storage         * Hydrogen Transport         * Natural Gas and Hydrogen Grids for Stationary and Mobile Applications           Chapter 9 Natural and Synthetic Gas for Productions of Liquid Fuels and Their Additives           * Introduction/Paths for Syngas to Liquid Conversions         * Conversion of Syngas to Methanol          * Conversion of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether, Gasoline, and Olefins         * F-T Synthesis         * Mixed Alcohol Synthesis         * Iso-synthesis         * Oxo-synthesis         * Syngas Fermentation         * Role of Hydrogen in Refinery Operations         * Comparison with Other Methods of Liquid Fuel Productions       Chapter 10 Gas for Heat, Electricity, and Mobile Applications          * Introduction          * The Centralized Power System         * The Distributed Power System             * Smart Electrical Grid to Manage Centralized and Decentralized Power Management         * Gas Turbines          * Micro Turbines         * Combined Cycles and IGCC Technology for Power Generation          * Combined Heat and Power Generation, Cogeneration and Trigeneration         * NGV (CNG and LNG) and LPG Vehicles         * Fuel Cell