Micro-scale fracturing mechanisms in coal induced by adsorption of supercritical CO2

Coal bed methane production can be assisted by CO2 injection. However, CO2 adsorption in the coal matrix leads to a dramatic reduction in permeability and an associated change in microstructure caused by coal matrix swelling. Furthermore, it has been recently observed that the induced swelling stres...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Sarmadivaleh, Mohammad, Lebedev, Maxim, Barifcani, Ahmed, Yu, H., Iglauer, Stefan
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52992