Elizabeth, Ojo Tolulope and Dosunmu, Adewale and Emmanuel, Okoro Emeka and Bose, Ekeinde Evelyn (2015) Development and Testing of Sorption Isotherm Equipment for Nigerian Coal. British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 10 (2). pp. 1-14. ISSN 22310843
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Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the methane content in Nigerian coal.
Study Design: Fabrication of Sorption Isotherm Equipment and Experimental Analysis.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering, University of Port Harcourt Rivers State, between June, 2014 and January, 2015.
Methodology: This study includes the Fabrication of Isotherm Adsorption Equipment, Methane Sorption test, Proximate Analysis, Ultimate Analysis, and Estimation of Methane Content.
Results: The maximum moisture and fixed carbon was found in Sample D with moisture content of 3.35%, fixed carbon content of 60.41%; and it also has the minimum ash content of 5.61%. The maximum volatile matter was found in Sample B with volatile matter of 33.57%. The estimated methane content from the Meissner’s method differs from those obtained from the adsorption Isotherm equipment by 22%.
Conclusion: The adsorption isotherm models obtained, showed that the total organic carbon content is not a significant factor in the adsorptive and dispersive behaviors exhibited by the shale samples. It was also observed that pressure plays a major role in the adsorption process of methane gas from the coal samples.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open Research Librarians > Multidisciplinary |
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Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2023 04:45 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2024 04:21 |
URI: | http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/1159 |