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37 Chapter Three: Using Coal

TEXT-DEPENDENT QUESTIONS 1. What are the different uses of steaming coal and coking coal? 2. What is produced water? 3. What are the differences between coal gas and syngas?

RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. Look up information on coal transport. What kinds of special care does this cargo need, for example, in terms of fire risk? 2. Find out more about syngas. Why is it known as “synthesis gas,” and how does it differ from SNG, synthetic natural gas?