Underground Coal Gasifiion | SpringerLink
WEBMay 4, 2018 · Gasifiion of coal is a wellunderstood process (Nowaki 1981; Bell et al. 2011), one which was the basis for the town gas industry for a century until town gas was replaced by natural gas (methane).Coal, essentially elemental carbon, is reacted with water (steam) to produce syngas, a combination of hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, and .