Exploratory study of some potential environmental impacts of CO2 sequestration in unmineable coal seams

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-473

  Hedges, Sheila W ^a   Soong, Yee ^a   Jones, J Richard McCarthy ^a   Harrison, Donald K ^a   Irdi, Gino A ^a   Frommell, Elizabeth A ^a   Dilmore, Robert M ^a   White, Curt M ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Coalbed methane; Geological sequestration

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

COAL SEAMS; COALBED METHANE; GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; TOXIC METALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ASPHALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; METHANE;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL SEAM; COALBED METHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CARBON BALANCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34547824706     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2007.014232     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Bustin, R.M. and Clarkson, C.R. (1998) 'Geological controls on coalbed methane reservoir capacity and gas content', Intern. J. Coal Geol., Vol. 38, Nos. 1-2, pp.3-26.
2. 2 storage potential in coalbeds: a near-term consideration for the fossil energy industry', Proc. 23rd Intern. Conf. on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems, 9-13 March, Clearwater, FL, pp.593-600.
3. Davidson, R.M., Sloss, L.L. and Clarke, L.B. (1995) Coalbed Methane Extraction; IEACR/76, IEA Coal Research, London, p.67.
4. Descostes, M., Vitorge, P. and Beaucaire, C. (2004) 'Pyrite dissolution in acidic media', in Wanty, R.B. and Seal II, R.R. (Eds.): Water-Rock Interactions, WR-11, Vol. 2, pp.1279-1283.
5. DOE report, DOE/NETL-2003/1184 (2003) Powder River Basin Coalbed Methane Development and Produced Water Management Study, prepared by Adv. Res. Intern., Inc., November 2002, p.213, Available at http://www.netl.doe.gov/ scngo/policy/refshelf/
6. DOE Report, DOE/SC/FE-1 (1999) Carbon Sequestration Research and Development, December.
7. Gunter, W.D., Gentzis, T., Rottenfusser, B.A. and Richardson, R.J.H. (1997) 'Deep coalbed methane in Alberta, Canada: a fuel resource with the potential of zero greenhouse gas emissions', Energy Convers. Manage., Vol. 38 (Suppl.), pp.S217-S222.
8. 2 dissolved in water', Fuel, Vol. 70, No. 10, pp.1181-1186.
9. 2', Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 37, No. 7, pp.2893-2896.
10. 2 releases from deep reservoirs on the quality of freshwater aquifers', in Gale, J. and Kaya, Y. (Eds.): Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies-6th International Conference, Elsevier Science Ltd., Pergamon, Oxford, UK, Vol. II, pp.1657-1660.
11. Jerz, J.K. and Rimstidt, J.D. (2004) 'Pyrite oxidation in moist air', Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp.701-714.
12. 2 sequestration in deep coal beds', presented at the Third Annual Conference on Carbon Sequestration, 3-6 May, Alexandria, VA, Also available online at www.usgspubs.georef.org/usgsns.htm as USGS Open-File Report 03-453.
13. Palmer, C.A. (1997) 'The chemical analysis of argonne premium coal samples', US Geological Survey Bulletin 2144, United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC, p.107.
14. 2 Sequestration and ECBM Potential of U.S. Coalbeds, DOE Topical Report, 1st October, 2002 - 31st March, 2003, DE-FC26-00NT40924, Available at http://www.coal-seq.com/ publications.htm
15. 2 Sequestration in Coals based on Experience Gained at the Allison and Tiffany Units, San Juan Basin, DOE Topical Report, 1st April, 2002-30th September, 2002, DE-FC26-00NT40924, Available at http://www.coal-seq.com/publications.htm
16. Rice, C.A. and Nuccio, V. (2000) Water Produced with Coal-Bed Methane, USGS Fact Sheet FS-156-00, November.
17. 2 Reduction - Prospects for Coal; IEACCC/26, IEA Coal Research London, p. 84.
18. Wang, M., Keener, T.C. and Khang, S.J. (2000) 'The effect of coal volatility on mercury removal from bituminous coal during mild pyrolysis', Fuel Process. Tech., Vol. 67, No. 2, pp.147-161.
19. 2 releases from deep formation; effect of dissolution kinetics', Energy Convers. Manage., Vol. 45, pp.2833-2848.
20. White, C.M., Smith, D.H., Jones, K.L., Goodman, A.L., Jikich, J., LaCount, R.B., DuBose, S.B., Ozkemir, E., Morsi, B.I. and Schroeder, K.T. (2004) 'Sequestration of carbon dioxide in coal with enhanced coalbed methane recovery - a review', Energy and Fuels, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp.659-724.
21. 2 from large stationary sources and sequestration in geological formations-coalbeds and deep saline aquifers', J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., Vol. 53, No. 6, pp.645-715.