Open AccessSEQUESTERING CARBON DIOXIDE IN COALBEDS
Author(s) -
K Gasem,
Jr Robinson,
L R Radovic
Publication year - 2001
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/812559
Subject(s) - adsorption , methane , coal , ternary operation , carbon dioxide , nitrogen , thermodynamics , chemistry , carbon fibers , mineralogy , materials science , computer science , organic chemistry , composite material , composite number , physics , programming language
The authors' long term goal is to develop accurate prediction methods for describing the adsorption behavior of gas mixtures on solid adsorbents over complete ranges of temperature, pressure and adsorbent types. The major objectives of the project are to (1) measure the adsorption behavior of pure CO{sub 2}, methane, nitrogen and their binary and ternary mixtures on several selected coals having different properties at temperatures and pressures applicable to the particular coals being studied, (2) generalize the adsorption results in terms of appropriate properties of the coals to facilitate estimation of adsorption behavior for coals other than those studied experimentally, (3) delineate the sensitivity of the competitive adsorption of CO{sub 2}, methane and nitrogen to the specific characteristics of the coal on which they are adsorbed; establish the major differences (if any) in the nature of this competitive adsorption on different coals, and (4) test and/or develop theoretically-based mathematical models to represent accurately the adsorption behavior of mixtures of the type for which measurements are made. The specific accomplishments of this project during this reporting period are summarized in three broad categories outlining experimentation, model development, and coal characterization