Biomethanization of coal to obtain clean coal energy: A review

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 837-852

  Singh, Asha ^a   Singh, Prakash ^a   Singh, M ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Coal; Methane; Methanogens; Organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETOCLASTIC METHANOGENS; CLEAN COAL; FERMENTING BACTERIA; HYDROGENOTROPHIC METHANOGENS; INTERMEDIATE COMPOUND; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHANE FORMATION; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANATION; METHANE; METHANOGENS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

COAL;

EID: 84871624408     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0144-5987.30.5.837     Document Type: Review

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