Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context
There are a significant number of uncontrolled coal mine fires (primarily due to spontaneous combustion of coal), which are currently burning all over the world. These spontaneous combustion sources emit greenhouse gases (GHGs). A critical review reveals that there are no standard measurement method...
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| author | Mohalik, N.K. Lester, Edward Lowndes, Ian Singh, V.K. |
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| description | There are a significant number of uncontrolled coal mine fires (primarily due to spontaneous combustion of coal), which are currently burning all over the world. These spontaneous combustion sources emit greenhouse gases (GHGs). A critical review reveals that there are no standard measurement methods to estimate GHG emissions from mine fire/spontaneous combustion areas. The objective of this research paper was to estimate GHGs emissions from spontaneous combustion of coals in the Indian context. A sampling chamber (SC) method was successfully used to assess emissions at two locations of the Enna Opencast Project (OCP), Jharia Coalfield (JCF), for 3 months. The study reveals that measured cumulative average emission rate for CO2 varies from 75.02 to 286.03 gs−1m−1 and CH4 varies from 41.49 to 40.34 gs−1m−1 for low- and medium-temperature zones. The total GHG emissions predicted from this single fire affecting mines of JCF vary from 16.86 to 20.19 Mtyr−1 |
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| spelling | nottingham-405592020-05-04T18:19:50Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40559/ Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context Mohalik, N.K. Lester, Edward Lowndes, Ian Singh, V.K. There are a significant number of uncontrolled coal mine fires (primarily due to spontaneous combustion of coal), which are currently burning all over the world. These spontaneous combustion sources emit greenhouse gases (GHGs). A critical review reveals that there are no standard measurement methods to estimate GHG emissions from mine fire/spontaneous combustion areas. The objective of this research paper was to estimate GHGs emissions from spontaneous combustion of coals in the Indian context. A sampling chamber (SC) method was successfully used to assess emissions at two locations of the Enna Opencast Project (OCP), Jharia Coalfield (JCF), for 3 months. The study reveals that measured cumulative average emission rate for CO2 varies from 75.02 to 286.03 gs−1m−1 and CH4 varies from 41.49 to 40.34 gs−1m−1 for low- and medium-temperature zones. The total GHG emissions predicted from this single fire affecting mines of JCF vary from 16.86 to 20.19 Mtyr−1 Taylor & Francis 2016-11-28 Article PeerReviewed Mohalik, N.K., Lester, Edward, Lowndes, Ian and Singh, V.K. (2016) Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context. Carbon Management, 7 (5-6). pp. 317-332. ISSN 1758-3012 Spontaneous combustion greenhouse gases Jharia coalfield opencast mines emission estimation http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17583004.2016.1249216 doi:10.1080/17583004.2016.1249216 doi:10.1080/17583004.2016.1249216 |
| spellingShingle | Spontaneous combustion greenhouse gases Jharia coalfield opencast mines emission estimation Mohalik, N.K. Lester, Edward Lowndes, Ian Singh, V.K. Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context |
| title | Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context |
| title_full | Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context |
| title_short | Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – Indian context |
| title_sort | estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from spontaneous combustion/fire of coal in opencast mines – indian context |
| topic | Spontaneous combustion greenhouse gases Jharia coalfield opencast mines emission estimation |
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