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gasification

American  
[gas-uhf-i-kay-shuhn] / ˌgæs əf ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of transforming or converting a material, especially coal, into gas.


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In 2017, as I reported, Southern Co. pulled the plug on the flagship plant of this effort, a coal gasification factory it had erected in eastern Mississippi.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Gas Works Park is the site of a former gasification plant owned by Seattle Gas Light Company that turned coal, and later oil, into flammable gas beginning in 1906.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Initial investments from the fund include electric vehicle charging company ABB E-mobility, industrial startup H2 Green Steel, and Swedish gasification technology firm Meva Energy.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

The 8,000-ton ship was built to carry hydrogen produced at a coal gasification facility in Australia to Japan for power generation and to fuel vehicles, among other uses.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

But the process of gasification with ebullition goes on so quickly that the temperature of the water thus robbed of heat quickly falls to 0° C., and the remaining water freezes.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert