Enhanced coalbed methane recovery

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 619-627

  Mazzotti, Marco ^a   Pini, Ronny ^a   Storti, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica Giulio Natta   (Italy)

Author keywords

CO2 storage; ECBM; Supercritical CO2

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COAL DEPOSITS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FIREDAMP; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

A CARBONS; ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; CO2 STORAGE; COAL SEAMS; COALBED METHANES; ECBM; ECBM RECOVERIES; ENHANCED COAL BED METHANE RECOVERIES; FIELD TESTS; GEOLOGICAL STORAGES; IN-SITU; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCHES; STATE OF THE ARTS; SUPERCRITICAL CO2; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITIONS;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 58249124569     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2008.08.013     Document Type: Review

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