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Adsorption/Desorption Characteristics for Methane, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide of Coal Samples from Southeast Qinshui Basin, China

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental and modelling study of the adsorption/desorption of pure gases CH 4 , CO 2 and N 2 and their binary and ternary mixtures on coal samples obtained from southeast Qinshui Basin, China. Results show that the adsorbed amounts of N 2 , CH 4 and CO 2 have approximate ratios of 1.0:1.3:2.4, respectively. No significant hysteresis from adsorption to desorption is observed for pure N 2 and CH 4 whereas significant hysteresis is measured for CO 2 in CO 2 -CH 4 and CO 2 -CH 4 -N 2 mixtures and CH 4 in the N 2 - CH 4 mixture. The experimental observations are modelled using three different models, namely the extended Langmuir (EL), the Langmuir-based ideal adsorbed solution (L-IAS) and the Dubinlin-Radushkevich-based ideal adsorbed solution (D-R-IAS). The models predict well the experimental observations for desorption tests. But the measurements for the low adsorbate capacity in binary and ternary mixtures are overestimated by the prediction models. It is found that the EL model predicts the CO 2 -CH 4 desorption test better while the D-R-IAS model is the best model for the CO 2 -CH 4 -N 2 adsorption.

Source: Energy Exploration & Exploitation

DOI: 10.1260/0144-5987.31.4.645

Authors: Fengde Zhou, Furqan Hussain, Zhenghuai Guo, Sefer Yanici, Yildiray Cinar

Institutions: China University of Geosciences, UNSW Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Coal Properties and Utilization

Subfield: Fuel Technology

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: China University of Geosciences, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities