On the effects of petrographic composition on coalbed methane sorption

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 288-304

  Chalmers, Gareth R L ^a   Marc Bustin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Full coal reflectogram; Maceral composition; Methane sorption; Microporosity; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

COALBED METHANE SORPTION; FULL COAL REFLECTOGRAM; LIPTINITE-RICH COALS; MACERAL COMPOSITION; PETROGRAPHIC COMPOSITION;

BITUMINOUS COAL; METHANE; MICROPOROSITY; PETROGRAPHY; PORE SIZE; SHALE; SORPTION;

COAL GAS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COALBED METHANE; PETROGRAPHY; SHALE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SORPTION;

EID: 33846452492     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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