Role of adsorption and swelling on the dynamics of gas injection in coal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Pini, R ^a   Ottiger, S ^a,c   Burlini, L ^b   Storti, G ^a,c   Mazzotti, M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW PATTERN; GAS FLOW; HELIUM; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MASS BALANCE; NITROGEN; PERMEABILITY; SWELLING;

EID: 69249115301     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005961     Document Type: Article

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