Feasibility of microbial production of new natural gas from non-gas-producing lignite

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-84

  Fallgren, Paul H ^a,b   Zeng, Cuiping ^b,c   Ren, Zhiyong ^b   Lu, Anhuai ^c   Ren, Shijin ^a   Jin, Song ^a,d  

^a Next Fuel Inc   (United States)

^b The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

^c Peking University   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic coalbed methane; Biogenic coalbed natural gas; CBM; Coalbed methane; Lignite; Methanogenesis

Indexed keywords

CBM; COAL BED METHANE; COAL BED NATURAL GAS; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ANALYSIS; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL DEPOSITS; FIREDAMP; LIGNITE; METHANOGENS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NUTRIENTS;

METHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COALBED METHANE; GAS PRODUCTION; LIGNITE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NATURAL GAS;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; INDONESIA;

EID: 84880035194     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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