{"title":"Methane capacities of Zonguldak coals and the factors affecting methane adsorption","authors":"Ercüment Yalçin , Şevket Durucan","doi":"10.1016/0167-9031(91)91346-J","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aimed to establish methane adsorption isotherms for coal samples taken from four different seams in Kozlu district, Zonguldak Coalfield, Turkey. The quantity of methane adsorbed by these samples, at different gas pressures up to 45 atm, was determined and the results were discussed in relation to the gas capacities of these coals. The methane adsorption capacities of Zonguldak coals were compared with the gas capacities of some British and American coals. Methane adsorption isotherms were measured at constant temperature of 25°C.</p><p>The effects of the moisture content of a coal sample on the methane adsorption capacity of coal was determined for Çay coal and it was seen that a moisture content of 1.79% reduces by about 13% the quantity of methane adsorbed by coal. It was also found that for particles smaller than 65 mesh size, the quantity of methane adsorbed by coal does not change. By using the empirical equation suggested by Ettinger, adsorption isotherms for temperatures other than 25° were also drawn.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100929,"journal":{"name":"Mining Science and Technology","volume":"13 2","pages":"Pages 215-222"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1991-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0167-9031(91)91346-J","citationCount":"31","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Mining Science and Technology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/016790319191346J","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study aimed to establish methane adsorption isotherms for coal samples taken from four different seams in Kozlu district, Zonguldak Coalfield, Turkey. The quantity of methane adsorbed by these samples, at different gas pressures up to 45 atm, was determined and the results were discussed in relation to the gas capacities of these coals. The methane adsorption capacities of Zonguldak coals were compared with the gas capacities of some British and American coals. Methane adsorption isotherms were measured at constant temperature of 25°C.
The effects of the moisture content of a coal sample on the methane adsorption capacity of coal was determined for Çay coal and it was seen that a moisture content of 1.79% reduces by about 13% the quantity of methane adsorbed by coal. It was also found that for particles smaller than 65 mesh size, the quantity of methane adsorbed by coal does not change. By using the empirical equation suggested by Ettinger, adsorption isotherms for temperatures other than 25° were also drawn.