Evaluating geological sequestration of CO2 in bituminous coals: The southern Sydney Basin, Australia as a natural analogue

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-235

  Faiz, M M ^a   Saghafi, A ^b   Barclay, S A ^a   Stalker, L ^c   Sherwood, N R ^a   Whitford, D J ^a  

^a Division of Petroleum Resources   (Australia)

^b Division of Energy Technology   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbon dioxide; Coal; Diffusivity; Methane; Sequestration

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL GAS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; GAS ADSORPTION; GAS FUEL STORAGE; METHANE;

ANTICLINES; GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; MONOCLINES;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

ADSORPTION; BITUMINOUS COAL; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAM; DIFFUSIVITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ISOTHERM; METHANE; P-T CONDITIONS; SOLUBILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY BASIN;

EID: 34250709107     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1750-5836(07)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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