A new type of coal gas fueled chemical-looping combustion is experimentally investigated by means of a fixed-bed reactor operated at elevated pressure. Chemical-looping combustion may be carried out in two successive reactions between two reactors, a reduction reactor (coal gas with metal oxides) and an oxidation reactor (reduced metal with oxygen in the air), which may lead to a breakthrough in clean coal technology by simultaneously allowing efficient use of energy and greenhouse gas control. We have experimentally examined the kinetic behavior between solid looping materials and coal gas in a high-pressure fixed bed reactor. On the basis of the development of suitable material and the good reactivity with the fixed bed reactor, we have identified that the coal gas fueled chemical-looping combustor has much better reactivity than natural gas combustors, and this phenomenon is completely different from direct combustion with natural gas. The promising results obtained here will be valuable for the design of a practical reactor. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.