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Influence of Supercritical CO 2 Fluid on CH 4 and CO 2 Diffusion in Vitrinite-Rich Coals and Inertinite-Rich Coals

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  • Wei Li

    (Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Hydrocarbon Accumulation and Efficient Development of Ministry of Education, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China
    Institute of Unconventional Oil & Gas, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China)

  • Weili Lin

    (School of Earth Sciences, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China)

  • Hongfu Liu

    (Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Xiaoxia Song

    (Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Zhenji Wei

    (China United Coalbed Methane National Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd., Beijing 100095, China)

Abstract

Coal maceral composition has a great effect on gas adsorption and diffusion. The interaction between maceral composition and supercritical CO 2 (SCCO 2 ) fluid will affect gas diffusion behavior in coals. Thus, the diffusivity derived from adsorption kinetics of CH 4 and CO 2 in vitrinite- and inertinite-rich coals with low-violate bituminous rank collected from the Hancheng mine of the Weibei coalfield pre- and post-SCCO 2 fluid exposure (SFE) were tested at the conditions of 45 °C and 0.9 MPa. In combination with pore distribution and functional group content, the possible mechanism of the alterations in gas diffusion characteristics in coals with various maceral compositions was addressed. The results show that for vitrinite-rich coals, SFE increases the macropore apparent diffusion coefficient of CH 4 , while this treatment decreases the micropore apparent diffusion coefficient of CH 4 . However, the reverse trend is found for CO 2 diffusion–adsorption rate. For inertinite-rich coals post-SFE, CH 4 diffusion–adsorption rate increases, while an increase and a decrease in diffusivity CO 2 occur for macropore and micropore, respectively. Generally, SFE shows a stronger impact on CO 2 adsorption rate than CH 4 in coals. The results suggest that the diffusion of CH 4 and CO 2 in coals with different maceral compositions show selectivity to SCCO 2 fluid. The possible reason can be attributed to the changes in pore structure and surface functional group content. SFE causes an increase in macro/mesopore volume of all samples. However, SFE induces a reduction in oxygen-containing species content and micropore volume of inertinite-rich coals, while the opposite trend occurs in vitrinite-rich coals. Thus, the changes in pore volume and surface functional group account for the difference in gas diffusivity of coals with different maceral compositions. With regard to the micropore diffusion–adsorption behavior of CH 4 and CO 2 , the impact of oxygen-containing species is superior to pore volume. The oxygen-containing species favor CO 2 diffusion–adsorption but go against CH 4 transport. This effect accounts for the reduction in the micropore diffusion–adsorption rate of CH 4 and the increase in micropore diffusivity of CO 2 in vitrinite-rich coals, respectively. However, the aforementioned effect is the opposite for inertinite-rich coals. Overall, the changes in gas diffusion in coals with different maceral composition during the CO 2 -ECBM process requires further attention.

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  • Wei Li & Weili Lin & Hongfu Liu & Xiaoxia Song & Zhenji Wei, 2023. "Influence of Supercritical CO 2 Fluid on CH 4 and CO 2 Diffusion in Vitrinite-Rich Coals and Inertinite-Rich Coals," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:3:p:1432-:d:1053653
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