Coal characterization for ECBM recovery: Gas sorption under dry and humid conditions, and its effect on displacement dynamics
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Date
2011Type
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Abstract
Enhanced Coal Bed Methane (ECBM) recovery is a technique under investigation as a possible approach to the geological storage of CO2 in a carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) system. This technology allows enhancing the recovery of coal bed methane by injecting CO2 in the coal seam at supercritical conditions. Through an in situ sorption/desorption process the displaced methane is produced and the adsorbed CO2 is permanently stored. In the case of coal, the uptake of CO2, CH4 and N2 is a combination of adsorption on its surface and penetration (absorption) into its solid matrix, the latter resulting in coal’s swelling. These two processes act simultaneously, making the coal a challenging material to be studied, in particular with respect to the understanding of the fundamental aspects of gas adsorption. High pressure sorption data of CO2, CH4 and N2 on a coal sample from Australia are presented; the interpretation of the experimental data takes into account the dual nature of the sorption process and a Langmuir-like model is applied to the sorption data, by fitting the isotherm parameters to the experimental values. The results confirm that this equation is a valuable option to describe gas sorption on coal. Moreover, a one-dimensional mathematical model previously derived is used to perform numerical simulations on the performance of ECBM recovery in coal beds. Important insights are obtained regarding the gas flow dynamics during displacement and the effects of gas sorption on the ECBM operation. Show more
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10th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control TechnologiesJournal / series
Energy ProcediaVolume
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ElsevierEvent
Subject
Adsorption; ECBM recovery; CoalOrganisational unit
03451 - Morbidelli, Massimo (emeritus) / Morbidelli, Massimo (emeritus)
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