Coalbed methane (CBM) is an important type of unconventional gas. Commercial development of CBM in America has been very successful since the 1980s. The CBM industry in Australia and Canada has developed rapidly dur...Coalbed methane (CBM) is an important type of unconventional gas. Commercial development of CBM in America has been very successful since the 1980s. The CBM industry in Australia and Canada has developed rapidly during the last decade. Commercial development of CBM in China started in the 1990s, and has made great progress. The geological theory of CBM in China has achieved great advancement in genesis, occurrence and accumulation. On the aspect of CBM genesis, five CBM genetic types (primary biogenic gas, secondary biogenic gas, thermal degradation gas, pyrolysis gas and mixed gas) are identified by studying the geochemical characteristics of CBM, and a tracing indicator system is established. The discovery of secondary biogenic gas in medium-high rank coal reservoirs has widened the potential of CBM resources. On the aspect of CBM occurrence, the gas adsorption regulation under combined action of temperature and pressure is revealed by conducting adsorption experiments of different coal ranks under varying temperature and pressure conditions. Besides, by applying the adsorption potential theory in CBM research, the adsorption model under combined action of temperature and pressure is established. The new model can predict CBM resources accurately, and overcome the limitation of the traditional Langmuir model which uses just a single factor to describe the adsorption characteristics of deep buried coal. On the aspect of CBM accumulation, it is proposed that there are three evolutionary stages during CBM accumulation, including gas generation and adsorption, unsaturated gas adsorption, gas desorption-diffusion and preservation. Controlled by tectonic evolution, hydrodynamics and sealing conditions, CBM tends to be regionally enriched in synclines. Advances in geological theory of CBM in China can not only improve understanding of natural gas, but also provide new ideas for further exploration of CBM.展开更多
Elevated CO_(2)(eCO_(2))and rice cultivars can strongly alter CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions from paddy fields.However,detailed information on how their interaction affects greenhouse gas fluxes in the field is still lack...Elevated CO_(2)(eCO_(2))and rice cultivars can strongly alter CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions from paddy fields.However,detailed information on how their interaction affects greenhouse gas fluxes in the field is still lacking.In this study,we investigated CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions and rice growth under two contrasting rice cultivars(the strongly and weakly responsive cultivars)in response to eCO_(2),200μmol mol^(-1)higher than the ambient CO_(2)(aCO_(2)),in Chinese subtropical rice systems relying on a multi-year in-situ free-air CO_(2)enrichment platform from 2016 to 2018.The results showed that compared to aCO_(2),eCO_(2)increased rice yield by 7%-31%,while it decreased seasonal cumulative CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions by 10%-59%and 33%-70%,respectively,regardless of rice cultivar.The decrease in CH_(4) emissions under eCO_(2)was possibly ascribed to the lower CH_(4)production potential(MPP)and the higher CH_(4)oxidation potential(MOP)correlated with the higher soil redox potential(Eh)and O_(2)concentration([O_(2)])in the surface soil.The mitigating effect of eCO_(2)on N_(2)O emissions was likely associated with the reduction of soil soluble N content.The strongly responsive cultivars had lower CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions than the weakly re sponsive cultivars,and the main reason might be that the former induced higher soil Eh and[O_(2)]in the surface soil and had larger plant biomass and greater N uptake.The findings indicated that breeding strongly responsive cultivars with the potential for greater rice production and lower greenhouse gas emissions is an effective agricultural practice to ensure food security and environmental sustainability under future climate change scenarios.展开更多
Abstract Methane (CH4) emissions from paddy rice fields substantially contribute to the dramatic increase of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Due to great concern about climate change, it is necessary to predi...Abstract Methane (CH4) emissions from paddy rice fields substantially contribute to the dramatic increase of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Due to great concern about climate change, it is necessary to predict the effects of the dramatic increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) on CH4 emissions from paddy rice fields. CH4MOD 1.0 is the most widely validated model for simulating CH4 emissions from paddy rice fields exposed to ambient CO2 (hereinafter referred to as aCO2). We upgraded the model to CH4MOD 2.0 by: (a) modifying the description of the influences of soil Eh and the water regime on CH4 production; (b) adding new features to reflect the regulatory effects of atmospheric CO2 upon methanogenic substrates, soil Eh during drainages, and vascular CH4 transport; and (c) adding a new feature to simulate the influences of nitrogen (N) addition rates on methanogenic substrates under elevated CO2 (hereinafter referred to as eCO2) condition. Validation with 109 observation cases under aC02 condition showed that CHaMOD 2.0 possessed a minor systematic bias in the prediction of seasonally accumulated methane emissions (SAM). Validation with observations in free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments in temperate and subtropical climates showed that CH4MOD 2.0 successfully simulated the effects of eCO2 upon SAM from paddy rice fields incorporated with various levels of previous crop residues and/or N fertilizer. Our results imply that CH4MOD 2.0 provides a potential approach for estimating of the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 upon CHa emissions from regional or global paddy rice fields with various management practices in a changing climate.展开更多
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB219600), State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, Key Laboratory of Basin Structure and Hydrocarbon Accumulation of CNPC
文摘Coalbed methane (CBM) is an important type of unconventional gas. Commercial development of CBM in America has been very successful since the 1980s. The CBM industry in Australia and Canada has developed rapidly during the last decade. Commercial development of CBM in China started in the 1990s, and has made great progress. The geological theory of CBM in China has achieved great advancement in genesis, occurrence and accumulation. On the aspect of CBM genesis, five CBM genetic types (primary biogenic gas, secondary biogenic gas, thermal degradation gas, pyrolysis gas and mixed gas) are identified by studying the geochemical characteristics of CBM, and a tracing indicator system is established. The discovery of secondary biogenic gas in medium-high rank coal reservoirs has widened the potential of CBM resources. On the aspect of CBM occurrence, the gas adsorption regulation under combined action of temperature and pressure is revealed by conducting adsorption experiments of different coal ranks under varying temperature and pressure conditions. Besides, by applying the adsorption potential theory in CBM research, the adsorption model under combined action of temperature and pressure is established. The new model can predict CBM resources accurately, and overcome the limitation of the traditional Langmuir model which uses just a single factor to describe the adsorption characteristics of deep buried coal. On the aspect of CBM accumulation, it is proposed that there are three evolutionary stages during CBM accumulation, including gas generation and adsorption, unsaturated gas adsorption, gas desorption-diffusion and preservation. Controlled by tectonic evolution, hydrodynamics and sealing conditions, CBM tends to be regionally enriched in synclines. Advances in geological theory of CBM in China can not only improve understanding of natural gas, but also provide new ideas for further exploration of CBM.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFD0300105)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41877325)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.2018349)。
文摘Elevated CO_(2)(eCO_(2))and rice cultivars can strongly alter CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions from paddy fields.However,detailed information on how their interaction affects greenhouse gas fluxes in the field is still lacking.In this study,we investigated CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions and rice growth under two contrasting rice cultivars(the strongly and weakly responsive cultivars)in response to eCO_(2),200μmol mol^(-1)higher than the ambient CO_(2)(aCO_(2)),in Chinese subtropical rice systems relying on a multi-year in-situ free-air CO_(2)enrichment platform from 2016 to 2018.The results showed that compared to aCO_(2),eCO_(2)increased rice yield by 7%-31%,while it decreased seasonal cumulative CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions by 10%-59%and 33%-70%,respectively,regardless of rice cultivar.The decrease in CH_(4) emissions under eCO_(2)was possibly ascribed to the lower CH_(4)production potential(MPP)and the higher CH_(4)oxidation potential(MOP)correlated with the higher soil redox potential(Eh)and O_(2)concentration([O_(2)])in the surface soil.The mitigating effect of eCO_(2)on N_(2)O emissions was likely associated with the reduction of soil soluble N content.The strongly responsive cultivars had lower CH_(4)and N_(2)O emissions than the weakly re sponsive cultivars,and the main reason might be that the former induced higher soil Eh and[O_(2)]in the surface soil and had larger plant biomass and greater N uptake.The findings indicated that breeding strongly responsive cultivars with the potential for greater rice production and lower greenhouse gas emissions is an effective agricultural practice to ensure food security and environmental sustainability under future climate change scenarios.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40675075, 40425010)the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX3-SW-440,KZCX2-yw-204)the European Union (NitroEurope IP 017841)
文摘Abstract Methane (CH4) emissions from paddy rice fields substantially contribute to the dramatic increase of this greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Due to great concern about climate change, it is necessary to predict the effects of the dramatic increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) on CH4 emissions from paddy rice fields. CH4MOD 1.0 is the most widely validated model for simulating CH4 emissions from paddy rice fields exposed to ambient CO2 (hereinafter referred to as aCO2). We upgraded the model to CH4MOD 2.0 by: (a) modifying the description of the influences of soil Eh and the water regime on CH4 production; (b) adding new features to reflect the regulatory effects of atmospheric CO2 upon methanogenic substrates, soil Eh during drainages, and vascular CH4 transport; and (c) adding a new feature to simulate the influences of nitrogen (N) addition rates on methanogenic substrates under elevated CO2 (hereinafter referred to as eCO2) condition. Validation with 109 observation cases under aC02 condition showed that CHaMOD 2.0 possessed a minor systematic bias in the prediction of seasonally accumulated methane emissions (SAM). Validation with observations in free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments in temperate and subtropical climates showed that CH4MOD 2.0 successfully simulated the effects of eCO2 upon SAM from paddy rice fields incorporated with various levels of previous crop residues and/or N fertilizer. Our results imply that CH4MOD 2.0 provides a potential approach for estimating of the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 upon CHa emissions from regional or global paddy rice fields with various management practices in a changing climate.