Pore structure and its impact on CH4 adsorption capacity and flow capability of bituminous and subbituminous coals from Northeast China

Fuel

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 258-268

  Cai, Yidong ^a,b   Liu, Dameng ^a   Pan, Zhejun ^b   Yao, Yanbin ^a   Li, Junqian ^a   Qiu, Yongkai ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bituminous and subbituminous coals; Flow; Pore structure

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPABILITY; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ASH YIELD; COAL SEAMS; COALBED METHANES; FLOW; HIGH-CONTENT; IRREGULAR SURFACE; MACRO-POROSITY; MACROPORES; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; MESO-PORES; MICROPORES; NORTHEAST CHINA; PORE PROPERTY; PORE SURFACE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; SURFACE FRACTALS; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; COAL DEPOSITS; FLOW OF GASES; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MERCURY (METAL); PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE;

COAL;

EID: 84870565684     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.06.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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