Definition of Methanation

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) The reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form methane ¹

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Definition of Methanation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Methanation

methallenestril
methallibure
metham sodium
methamfetamine
methamidophos
methamine
methamphetamine
methamphetamine base
methamphetamine hydrochloride
methamphetamines
methampyrone
methanal
methanals
methanamide
methanamides
methanation (current term)
methanations
methandienone
methandriol
methandrostenolone
methane
methane clathrate
methane clathrates
methane hydrate
methane hydrates
methane monooxygenase
methane rain
methane series
methanelike
methanes

Literary usage of Methanation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Industrial Hydrogen by Hugh Stott Taylor (1921)
"Use of the methanation process is therefore generally limited to the elimination of traces of the impurity. In this application the methanation process is ..."

2. Opportunity 2000: Creative Affirmative Action Strategies for a Changing (1988)
"Direct methanation requires no steam. GRI hopes that direct methanation will improve the economics of converting coal to SNG.37 Also, advances in acid gas ..."

3. Nuclear Energy for Hydrogen Production by Verfondern, Karl (2007)
"The stages of gas purification include the shift conversion, CO2 scrubber, H2 separation, and a methanation reaction to remove traces of carbon oxides from ..."

4. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: Third Information Exchange Meeting, Oarai by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (2006)
"On the other hand, a methanation process of generated CO2 and H2 produces exothermically thermal output of 41.1 kJ-t/H2- mol at around 300-700 °C. When ..."

5. Nuclear Production Of Hydrogen: Second Information Exchange Meeting, Argonne by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2004)
"As for the production of SNG from coal, there are methanation process of synthetic gas produced by partial oxidation of coal, and hydro-gasification process ..."

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