TITLE:
Methane Formation by the Reaction of Coalbed Carbon with Water
AUTHORS:
V. E. Vigdergauz
KEYWORDS:
Methane Formation, Coal Mining, Water, Carbon Dioxide, Reaction Thermodynamics
JOURNAL NAME:
Geomaterials,
Vol.1 No.1,
April
20,
2011
ABSTRACT: There is proposed a mechanism of methane and carbon dioxide formation by the direct reaction of carbon with water during catastrophic events in the mining of coal deposits. Thermodynamics of the reaction is dis-cussed.