CO2 storage and gas diffusivity properties of coals from Sydney Basin, Australia

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 240-254

  Saghafi, A ^a   Faiz, M ^a   Roberts, D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Coal; Diffusivity; Gas adsorption; Langmuir; Methane; Sequestration

Indexed keywords

GAS DIFFUSIVITY; LANGMUIR MODEL; SEQUESTRATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; GAS ADSORPTION; METHANE;

COAL;

ADSORPTION; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; DIFFUSIVITY; GAS STORAGE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY BASIN;

EID: 33846923594     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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