| Reactions | Reaction Type | Reaction heat, DH˚R (MJ/kmol) | k = ATnexp(-E/RT) (n = 0) | Reference | ||
| A (s−1) | E (J/kmol) | |||||
| Heterogeneous Reactions | ||||||
| R 1 | C(s) + ½ O2 → CO | Partial combustion | −110.5 | 0.052 | 6.1 ´ 107 | Chen et al. [4] |
| R 2 | C(s) + CO2 → 2CO | GasificationBoudouard reaction | +172.0 | 0.0732 | 1.125 ´ 108 | Chen et al. [4] |
| R 3 | C(s) + H2O → CO + H2 | Gasification | +131.4 | 0.0782 | 1.15 ´ 108 | Chen et al. [4] |
| Homogeneous Reactions | ||||||
| R 4 | CO + ½ O2 → CO2 | Combustion | −283.1 | 2.2 ´ 1012 | 1.67 ´ 108 | Westbrook C.K. and Dryer F.L. [5] |
| R 5 | CO + H2O(g) « CO2 + H2 | Water Gas shift | −41.0 | 2.75 ´ 1010 # | 8.38 ´ 107 | Jones W.P. and Lindstedt R.P. [6] |
| R 6 | CO + 3H2 « CH4 + H2O | Methanation | −205.7 | kf = 4.4 ´ 1011 | 1.68 × 108 | |
| kb = 5.12 ´ 10−14 | 2.73 ´ 104 | Benyon P. [7] | ||||
| R 7 | CH2.997O0.3456 → 0.3456CO + 0.1897H2 + 0.6544CH4 (Two-step Volatiles Cracking) | +12.088 | Eddy dissipation | N/A | ||
| R 8 | CH4 + ½ O2 → CO+2H2 Volatiles gasification via CH4 | −35.71 | Eddy dissipation | |||
| R 9 | C2H2 + O2 → 2CO + H2 Volatiles gasification via C2H2 | −447.83 | Eddy dissipation | |||
| R 10 | H2 + ½ O2 → H2O | Oxidation | −242 | 6.8 ´ 1015 | 1.68 ´ 108 | Jones and Lindstedt [6] |