Microbial production of methane and carbon dioxide from lignite, bituminous coal, and coal waste materials

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 96-97, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Opara, A ^a   Adams, D J ^a   Free, M L ^a   McLennan, J ^b   Hamilton, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

CBM; Coal; Coal waste; Lignite; Methane; Methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

CBM; COAL WASTES; HEADSPACES; INOCULA; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION; NORTH DAKOTA; NUTRIENT ADDITION; NUTRIENT AMENDMENTS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; PULVERIZED COALS; REACTION PERIOD;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNITE; MATERIALS; METHANE; NUTRIENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LIGNITE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84859792346     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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