Formation and retention of methane in coal. Final report
| Autor: | D.M. Bodily, H. Huang, V.J. Hucka |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Bituminous coal
Waste management business.industry geology.rock_type technology industry and agriculture Coal mining geology Mineralogy respiratory system complex mixtures Methane respiratory tract diseases Petrography chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Natural gas otorhinolaryngologic diseases Coal Sample collection business Pyrolysis |
| Popis: | The formation and retention of methane in coalbeds was studied for ten Utah coal samples, one Colorado coal sample and eight coal samples from the Argonne Premium Coal Sample Bank.Methane gas content of the Utah and Colorado coals varied from zero to 9 cm{sup 3}/g. The Utah coals were all high volatile bituminous coals. The Colorado coal was a gassy medium volatile bituminous coal. The Argonne coals cover a range or rank from lignite to low volatile bituminous coal and were used to determine the effect of rank in laboratory studies. The methane content of six selected Utah coal seams and the Colorado coal seam was measured in situ using a special sample collection device and a bubble desorbometer. Coal samples were collected at each measurement site for laboratory analysis. The cleat and joint system was evaluated for the coal and surrounding rocks and geological conditions were noted. Permeability measurements were performed on selected samples and all samples were analyzed for proximate and ultimate analysis, petrographic analysis, {sup 13}C NMR dipolar-dephasing spectroscopy, and density analysis. The observed methane adsorption behavior was correlated with the chemical structure and physical properties of the coals. |
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