Assessing the potential for CO2 adsorption in a subbituminous coal, Huntly Coalfield, New Zealand, using small angle scattering techniques

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 54-68

  Mares, Tennille E ^a,k   Radliński, Andrzej P ^a,b,c,d   Moore, Tim A ^a,e,k   Cookson, David ^a,f,g   Thiyagarajan, P ^a,h   Ilavsky, Jan ^a,i   Klepp, Jürgen ^a,j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Solid Energy New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^f AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^j INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^k VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; New Zealand; Pore size distribution; Small Angle Scattering; Specific surface area; Subbituminous coal

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ADSORPTIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE SORPTIONS; COAL SEAMS; DRY ASHES; FREE BASIS; HOLDING CAPACITIES; INORGANIC MATTERS; MACRO POROSITIES; MICRO PORES; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; MINERAL MATTERS; NEGATIVE CORRELATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PROBE SIZES; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SIZE RANGES; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERING; SMALL ANGLE SCATTERINGS; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; TOTAL POROSITIES;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; GAS ADSORPTION; METHANE; MICROPOROSITY; MOISTURE; OXIDES; PETROGRAPHY; PORE SIZE; SCATTERING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SORPTION; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

POROSITY;

ADSORPTION; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; POROSITY; SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; HUNTLY MINE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

EID: 57649243821     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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