Natural Gas Geoscience ›› 2021, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 125-135.doi: 10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2020.06.003

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The grain size effect on pore structure characteristics of high-rank coal before and after the methane adsorption

Teng LI1,2(),Cai-fang WU3,4   

  1. 1.College of Petroleum Engineering,Xi’an Shiyou University,Xi’an 710065,China
    2.Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Advanced Stimulation Technology for Oil & Gas Reservoirs,Xi’an Shiyou University,Xi’an 710065,China
    3.School of Mineral Resources and Geosciences,China University of Mining & Technology,Xuzhou 221116,China
    4.Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process,Ministry of Education,Xuzhou 221116,China
  • Received:2020-04-29 Revised:2020-06-10 Online:2021-01-10 Published:2021-02-04
  • Supported by:
    The China National Science and Technology Major Project(2016ZX05044-001);The Natural Science Basic Research Plan of Shaanxi Province of China(2019JQ-527);The Scientific Research Program Funded by Shaanxi Provincial Education Department(20JS116)

Abstract:

Methane isothermal adsorption experiments were carried out on the high rank coal samples with three different particle sizes, and dynamic change of the pore structure was measured with the low temperature N2 adsorption and the low temperature CO2 adsorption before and after the methane adsorption. The results show that the adsorption isothermal curves of the various grain sizes coal samples present no significant differences, the adsorption rate and maximum excess adsorption capacity increase with the decreasing particle sizes. Before the methane isothermal adsorption, the d(qde-qad)' decreases with the decreasing grain sizes, while that for the equivalent desorption rate curvatures decrease first and then increase. After the methane adsorption, the d(qde-qad)' for DY-5 coal sample decreases, while that for the DY-6 and DY-7 coal samples feature the contrary characteristics, indicating that the methane adsorption has a significant influence on the meso- and macropore structure for the small grain size coal samples. In fact, the methane adsorption could change the pore structures in the coal at all stages. For the coal samples with larger grain size, the pore connectivity is enhanced, while that for the coal samples with smaller grain sizes, the distribution of the pores would be more concentrate after the methane adsorption.

Key words: High-rank coal, Methane isothermal adsorption, Grain sizes effect, Pore structure

CLC Number: 

  • TE122

Fig.1

The structural outline(a) and the lithologic histogram(b) of the Zhucang Syncline"

Table 1

The proximate analysis of the coal sample with various grain sizes"

样品号粒度/目Ro,max/%工业分析/%
MadAdVdafFCad
DY-540~603.131.848.418.0282.69
DY-660~801.908.648.2482.24
DY-780~1001.829.158.2581.84

Fig.2

The linear negative relationship of the ρHe and M1b in the blank tests"

Fig.3

The linear negative relationship of the ρHe and M1 in the buoyancy tests with various grain sizes"

Fig.4

The isothermal adsorption curves with various grain sizes"

Fig.5

The low temperature N2 adsorption/desorption curves before and after the methane adsorption with various grain sizes"

Fig.6

The low temperature N2 adsorption/desorption d(qde-qad)' before and after the methane adsorption with various grain sizes"

Fig.7

The low temperature CO2 adsorption curves before and after the methane adsorption with various grain sizes"

Fig.8

The dynamic of K before and after the methane adsorption with various grain sizes"

Fig.9

The histogram of the pore volume and pore specific surface area of the mesopores and macropores before and after the methane adsorption with various grain sizes"

Fig. 10

The scanning electron microscopre of the DY coal samples"

Fig.11

The histogram of the pore volume and pore specific surface area of the micropores before and after the methane adsorption with various grain sizes"

Table 2

The multi-fractal characteristics of the Dq for the DY coal samples"

样品吸附前后吸附类型D-10D0D1D2D10D-10D10D0D10D-10D0
DY-5吸附前液氮吸附1.5210.950.90510.840.680.160.52

二氧化碳

吸附

1.4010.830.660.440.960.560.40
吸附后液氮吸附1.1810.980.960.900.270.100.18

二氧化碳

吸附

1.2210.880.750.580.650.420.22
DY-6吸附前液氮吸附1.3510.960.920.860.490.140.35

二氧化碳

吸附

1.2310.850.690.500.730.500.23
吸附后液氮吸附1.0810.940.880.680.400.320.08

二氧化碳

吸附

1.2310.870.730.520.700.480.23
DY-7吸附前液氮吸附1.4210.990.980.940.480.060.42

二氧化碳

吸附

1.2310.850.710.530.710.470.23
吸附后液氮吸附1.3110.960.920.840.480.160.31

二氧化碳

吸附

1.2310.850.710.480.750.520.23

Fig.12

The dynamic change of D1 and D2 before and after the methane adsorption with various grain sizes"

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