Characterization of the CO2 fluid adsorption in coal as a function of pressure using neutron scattering techniques (SANS and USANS)

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 69-79

  Melnichenko, Y B ^a   Radlinski, A P ^b   Mastalerz, M ^c   Cheng, G ^a   Rupp, J ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Coal; Fluid sorption; Pore sizes; SANS

Indexed keywords

BULK FLUIDS; COAL PORES; FLUID ADSORPTIONS; FLUID DENSITIES; FLUID SORPTION; FUNCTION OF PRESSURES; HIGH PRESSURE CELLS; ILLINOISES; IN SITU CONDITIONS; IN-SITU; NEUTRON SCATTERING TECHNIQUES; PORE SIZES; POROUS MATRIXES; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SANS; SIZE RANGES; SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERINGS; SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS; SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTS; SUPERCRITICAL;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; FLUIDS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NEUTRONS; OXIDES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SCATTERING; SORPTION; WATER INJECTION;

COAL GAS;

ADSORPTION; BULK DENSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INJECTION; PORE SPACE; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; ILLINOIS BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTH AMERICA; QUEENSLAND; SYDNEY BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649214033     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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