Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 8

What is synthetic natural gas ( SNG ), and how can it be produced from coal? What are coal gasification and coal liquefaction ? How do synfuels compare with coal in terms of the resources required and carbon dioxide emitted? What are the major advantages and disadvantages of using liquid and gaseous synfuels produced from coal?