Gasification an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Gasification. Gasification is also a thermochemical process in which the reactions between fuel and the gasification agent take place and syngas (also known as producer gas, product gas, synthetic gas, or synthesis gas) is produced. The syngas is mainly composed of CO, H2, N 2, CO 2, and some hydrocarbons (CH 4, C 2 H 4, C 2 H 6, etc.).