Characterizing thermogenic coalbed gas from Polish coals of different ranks by hydrous pyrolysis

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 615-646

  Kotarba, Maciej J ^a   Lewan, Michael D ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANOGENESIS; THERMOGENIC COALBED GAS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; EROSION; GASES; LIGNITE; METHANE; POLISHING; PYROLYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CLASSIFICATION; COAL RANK; COALBED METHANE; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PYROLYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 1842852742     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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