Variations in pore characteristics in high volatile bituminous coals: Implications for coal bed gas content

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-216

  Mastalerz, Maria ^a   Drobniak, Agnieszka ^a   Strapoć, Dariusz ^b   Solano Acosta, Wilfrido ^a   Rupp, John ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Coal bed gas; Illinois Basin; Mesopores; Micropores

Indexed keywords

COAL BED GAS; ILLINOIS BASIN; MESOPORES; MICROPORES;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; LOCATION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

COAL GAS;

ADSORPTION; BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL MEASURES; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; DESORPTION; MACROPORE; VITRINITE;

ILLINOIS BASIN; INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53149139687     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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