NOVELTY - Conversion of carbonaceous material to energetic gases, comprises simultaneously heating carbonaceous material in the presence of both hydrogen and steam, at a temperature and pressure to generate methane and carbon monoxide rich producer gases.    USE - The process is for conversion of carbonaceous material to energetic gases or synthetic gas, for use as a gaseous fuel or as feed into a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to produce a liquid fuel for an engine to produce electricity (claimed). The fuel is used as a diesel fuel, synthetic gasoline fuel, and jet propulsion fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The process is energy efficient (greater than 85%) methane production from the available carbon in the carbonaceous feed stock using steam pyrolysis, to activate the carbon and hydrogen gas as the sole initiating reactant, in contradistinction to partial oxidative gasification usually requiring an additional energy intensive air separation system to provide the necessary oxygen. It achieves chemically self-sustained operation of the first stage hydrogasification reactor; achieves energy efficient synthesis of clean-burning transportation fuels using the effluent gases from the steam reformer; thermally self-sustained operation of all reactors by effective management of thermal and chemical energy using combinations of molten salt or water/steam heat transfer fluids, combustion of product energetic gases to start and maintain process temperatures, recovered process heat for the generation of electric power, without the need for additional fuels and external energy sources; reduced airborne emissions from all enclosed processes reactors and/or synthesis gas combustors, when compared to direct naturally aspirated combustion (usually known as open incineration) of the carbonaceous feed materials; and the ability to capture all gaseous carbon dioxide effluent from process reactors or intra-process synthesis gas combustors, for sequestration and/or chemical conversion into condensed phase compounds using conventional technologies.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a process for producing a liquid fuel, comprising simultaneously heating carbonaceous material in the presence of both hydrogen and steam, at a temperature and pressure to generate methane and carbon monoxide rich producer gases; subjecting the methane and carbon monoxide rich producer gases to steam reforming reactions under conditions, where synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide is generated; and subjecting the synthesis gas to fischer-tropsch reactions under conditions, where a liquid fuel is produced; and    (2) an apparatus for producing a synthesis gas for use as a gaseous fuel or as feed into a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to produce a liquid fuel, comprising a source of carbonaceous material and water; a hydro-gasification reactor; a steam pyrolytic reformer; piping connecting the source of carbonaceous material and water to the hydro-gasification reactor for feeding carbonaceous material and water, to generate methane and carbon monoxide; piping connecting the hydro-gasification reactor to the steam pyrolytic reformer for feeding methane rich producer gases generated in the hydrogasification reactor to the steam pyrolytic reformer, to generate synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; piping connecting the steam pyrolytic reformer to the hydro-gasification reactor, for feeding a portion of the hydrogen generated by the steam pyrolytic reformer into the hydro-gasification reactor; a fischer-tropsch reactor and piping connecting the steam pyrolytic reformer to the fischer-tropsch reactor, for feeding the remainder of the synthesis gas generated by the steam pyrolytic reformer into the fischer-tropsch reactor, to produce a liquid fuel; and water-steam loops to transfer heat from one or both of the hydro-gasification reactor and fischer-tropsch reactor to one or both of the steam generator and the steam pyrolytic reformer; and    (3) an apparatus for producing a liquid fuel in a self-sustaining process, comprising a source of carbonaceous material and water; a hydro-gasification reactor; a steam pyrolytic reformer; a hydrogen purification filter; a fischer-tropsch reactor; a grinder forming particles of the carbonaceous material; a receptacle for the particles and water to form a slurry of the carbonaceous particles; a steam generator to provide superheated steam; piping connecting the receptacle to the hydro-gasification reactor for feeding the slurry, to generate methane and carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen and superheated steam; piping connecting the steam generator to the hydro-gasification reactor for feeding superheated steam; piping connecting the hydro-gasification reactor to the steam pyrolytic reformer for feeding methane and carbon monoxide rich producer gases generated in the hydro-gasification reactor to the steam pyrolytic reformer, to form a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; piping connecting the steam pyrolytic reformer to the hydro-gasification reactor through the hydrogen purification filter for feeding a portion of hydrogen generated by the steam pyrolytic reformer into the hydrogasification reactor; and piping connecting the steam pyrolytic reformer to the fischer-tropsch reactor for feeding the remainder of the synthesis gas generated by the steam pyrolytic reformer into the fischer-tropsch reactor, to produce a liquid fuel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a flow diagram showing the overall modeling of the process for conversion of carbonaceous material to energetic gases.