Coalbed gas desorption in canisters: Consumption of trapped atmospheric oxygen and implications for measured gas quality

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-72

  Jin, Hui ^a   Schimmelmann, Arndt ^a   Mastalerz, Maria ^b   Pope, James ^c,d   Moore, Tim A ^d,e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CRL Energy Ltd   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e NONE   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Canister desorption; Coalbed gas; Nitrogen; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

AIR CONTAMINATION; ANALYTICAL ERRORS; ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; COAL-BED GAS; COMPOSITIONAL DATA; CONCENTRATION OF; DETECTION LIMITS; ELEMENTAL OXYGEN; GAS QUALITY; HEADSPACE GAS; ILLINOIS; IRREVERSIBLE LOSS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; RAPID MEASUREMENT; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; VOLUME RATIO; WATERFLOODING;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; ERRORS; INERT GASES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COALBED METHANE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; ILLINOIS BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71849087584     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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