Dear Tasliman and all

You left out 

CO + H2O ==> CO2 + H2.      

Which is the "Watergas Shift" reaction.

The energy (enthalpy) change is very close to zero.  It is favored for entropy 
reasons below about 700C over an iron or cobalt catalyst.  It is a very 
important reaction, see Wikipedia .

Tom Reed



Dr Thomas B Reed 
The Biomass Energy Foundation
www.Woodgas.com

On Feb 10, 2012, at 12:52 AM, Tasliman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear list
> I must write a brief explanation about biomass and coal gasification. I am 
> confused when I must explain hydrogen production from gasification. I can 
> understand quite well about biomass gasification, because biomass contains H 
> in their chains. But I still have no idea when many authors wrote about 
> producing Hydrogen from coal.
> 
> AFAIK coal is mainly carbon, but many wrote this reaction, concerning oxygen 
> gasification
> 
> C + O2 --> CO2
> C + 1/2 O2 --> CO
> H + 1/2 O2 --> H2O
> 
> my question is where does the hydrogen in that reaction come from if it is 
> not a steam gasification?
> Or it should be a steam gasification ?
> 
> Thank you,
> Tasliman
> 
> 
> 
> 
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