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Despite the presence of unwanted pyrolytic tars, the gasified
stream is smaller by roughly an order of magnitude
compared to products of complete combustion, reducing
the scale of gas cleanup equipment. The hot topic of cracking
of the tars (using, for instance, reaction with dolomitic
lime or exposure to high temperatures) is covered briefly.
The unanswered question is whether the use of gasification
is ultimately better than incineration when used for
raising steam, with the exception of those processes that
can generate a fused, glassy, stable ash.
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Hydraulics and Pneumatics: A
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An Introduction to Petroleum
Technology, Economics and Politics.
By James G. Speight. John Wiley
& Sons Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken,
NJ 07030. Web: wiley.com. 2011.
334 pages. $79.95.
Modern Drying Technology, Vol 3:
Product Quality and Formulation.
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Mujumdar. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 111
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wiley.com. 2011. 430 pages. $210.00.
Contemporary Science of Polymeric
Materials. Edited by Ljiljana
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Press, 198 Madison Ave., NY 10016.
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Measurement and Instrumentation:
Theory and Application. By
Alan S. Morris and Reza Langari.
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