Swelling of moist coal in carbon dioxide and methane

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 197-203

  Day, Stuart ^a   Fry, Robyn ^a   Sakurovs, Richard ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; ECBM; Gas sorption; Methane; Moisture; Swelling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE AREA; BEDDING PLANES; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; COAL BED METHANE; COAL MATRIX; COAL SEAMS; COAL SWELLING; ECBM; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; GAS SORPTION; PRESENCE OF WATER; RANK COAL; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SWELLING BEHAVIOUR;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CAMERAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL RESEARCH; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GASES; METAL RECOVERY; METHANE; MOISTURE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; SORPTION;

SWELLING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL RANK; COAL SEAM; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID INJECTION; METHANE; MOISTURE; PERMEABILITY; SORPTION; SWELLING;

EID: 79954611511     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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