gasification
noun
gas·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌga-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
: conversion into gas
especially
: conversion of coal into natural gas
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This site will likely serve as the consolidation point for the biomass needed to supply the gasification facilities, from which it will be transported by rail.
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David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Other chemical recycling methods, such as pyrolysis and gasification, have drawn environmental and health concerns because the plastic is heated, which can release toxic fumes.
—Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Photo: Elizabeth Waugh/Getty Images For more than three decades, gasification technology has promised a smarter conversion of coal to electricity.
—Peter Fairley, IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2012
Residential heating difficulties stemming from dependence on coal forced China to backtrack on gasification efforts except in some particularly polluted urban locales.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Other chemical recycling methods, such as pyrolysis and gasification, have drawn environmental and health concerns because the plastic is heated, which can release toxic fumes.
—Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Photo: Elizabeth Waugh/Getty Images For more than three decades, gasification technology has promised a smarter conversion of coal to electricity.
—Peter Fairley, IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2012
Residential heating difficulties stemming from dependence on coal forced China to backtrack on gasification efforts except in some particularly polluted urban locales.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Gasification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasification. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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