Effects of coal storage in air on physical and chemical properties of coal and on gas adsorption

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 167-174

  Mastalerz, Maria ^a   Solano Acosta, Wilfrido ^b   Schimmelmann, Arndt ^c   Drobniak, Agnieszka ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption capacity; Coal; Drying; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION CAPACITY; ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC; AMBIENT PRESSURES; BLOCK COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE ADSORPTION; COAL SAMPLE; COALBED METHANES; GAS ADSORPTION CAPACITY; HIGH-PRESSURE ISOTHERMS; INDIANA; METHANE ADSORPTION CAPACITY; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; STORAGE TIME; SURFACE AREA; TIME PERIODS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL STORAGE; DEWATERING; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; OXIDATION;

GAS ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; BITUMINOUS COAL; COALBED METHANE; HIGH PRESSURE; METHANE; OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68549136476     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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