In coal mines in such countries as China and Russia,most of the coal mine methane(CMM) generated during mining is emitted to the atmosphere without any effective usage,because the methane concentration of CMM is relat...In coal mines in such countries as China and Russia,most of the coal mine methane(CMM) generated during mining is emitted to the atmosphere without any effective usage,because the methane concentration of CMM is relatively low and not allowed to be used as fuel for safety reasons.Methane is one of the greenhouse gases.Therefore,if it becomes possible to concentrate CMM to an acceptable level for use as fuel,this will greatly contribute to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.With the aim of gaining approval as a greenhouse gas emission reduction of the clean development mechanism(CDM) or joint implementation(JI) project,we developed a CMM concentration system to apply the vacuum pressure swing adsorption(VPSA) technology using a high methane-selective adsorbent by Osaka Gas Co.,Ltd.The pilot-scale plant of a CMM concentration system was installed in a coal mine in Fuxin City in the northeastern China and a demonstration test was commenced in December 2008.As the result,the pilot-scale plant successfully concentrated the raw material gas with a methane concentration of 21% and a flow rate of 1000 Nm3/h to 48%,which exceeded the target of the methane concentration performance(a 25% increase).The methane recovery rate reached 93%.展开更多
There are many problems in terms of safe coal production and the sound developmentof the coal industry.Accompanying the intensification and increasing efficiencyof coal production and the conducting of mining operatio...There are many problems in terms of safe coal production and the sound developmentof the coal industry.Accompanying the intensification and increasing efficiencyof coal production and the conducting of mining operations at deeper and more remoteareas of mines,the efficient recovery and utilization of Coal Mine Methane:(CMM) is animportant issue in improving and stabilizing the productivity in the coal mining industry withhigh levels of gas,where the incidence of gas outbursts is increasing.We plan to studyvarious aspects of the development of production technology and characteristics of themine site.This is to establish the technology for highly efficient coproduction coal and gasoperation rate.As a result,the productivity at the coal mine face will increase due to thereduction in gas emissions in the mining face.Effective use of recovered gas can be expectedto reduce global warming by reducing the amount of coal mine methane gas emissionin the air.展开更多
基金supported by the Project of Development of Methane Concen-tration Technology Aimed at Effective Use of Low-concentration CMM (Coal Methane Gas)the International Research Cooperation Project Implemented by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organizationthe Cooperative Research Project Subsidies from the Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry
文摘In coal mines in such countries as China and Russia,most of the coal mine methane(CMM) generated during mining is emitted to the atmosphere without any effective usage,because the methane concentration of CMM is relatively low and not allowed to be used as fuel for safety reasons.Methane is one of the greenhouse gases.Therefore,if it becomes possible to concentrate CMM to an acceptable level for use as fuel,this will greatly contribute to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.With the aim of gaining approval as a greenhouse gas emission reduction of the clean development mechanism(CDM) or joint implementation(JI) project,we developed a CMM concentration system to apply the vacuum pressure swing adsorption(VPSA) technology using a high methane-selective adsorbent by Osaka Gas Co.,Ltd.The pilot-scale plant of a CMM concentration system was installed in a coal mine in Fuxin City in the northeastern China and a demonstration test was commenced in December 2008.As the result,the pilot-scale plant successfully concentrated the raw material gas with a methane concentration of 21% and a flow rate of 1000 Nm3/h to 48%,which exceeded the target of the methane concentration performance(a 25% increase).The methane recovery rate reached 93%.
文摘There are many problems in terms of safe coal production and the sound developmentof the coal industry.Accompanying the intensification and increasing efficiencyof coal production and the conducting of mining operations at deeper and more remoteareas of mines,the efficient recovery and utilization of Coal Mine Methane:(CMM) is animportant issue in improving and stabilizing the productivity in the coal mining industry withhigh levels of gas,where the incidence of gas outbursts is increasing.We plan to studyvarious aspects of the development of production technology and characteristics of themine site.This is to establish the technology for highly efficient coproduction coal and gasoperation rate.As a result,the productivity at the coal mine face will increase due to thereduction in gas emissions in the mining face.Effective use of recovered gas can be expectedto reduce global warming by reducing the amount of coal mine methane gas emissionin the air.