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Underground coal gasification (UCG) is an important technique for future coal utilization. It has the potential to be a clean technology and to tap un-mineable, deep coal deposits across the world. Commercialization of UCG has been riddled with a variety of issues, including public perception and a lack of clear comprehension about underlying physicochemical phenomena. This book will bridge the gap in knowledge and highlight the modern findings related to the complex interactions in UCG. With a focus on the chemical reactions in UCG and treating the underground coal cavity as “nature’s own chemical reactor”, various mathematical modeling studies that serve to unravel some of the mysteries of this decades-old technique will be revealed.
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About the author
Preeti Aghalayam is a professor at the department of chemical engineering, IIT Madras. She was previously at the department of chemical engineering, IIT Bombay and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Preeti obtained her PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2000, and a B Tech from IIT Madras in 1995. Her research interests are in automotive catalysis and coal gasification. She has previously authored two book chapters pertaining to UCG, and coauthored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.
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