Nanostructure Effect on Methane Adsorption Capacity of Shale with Type III Kerogen
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Samples and Experiment
2.1. Sample Information
2.2. Experiments
2.2.1. Low-Temperature Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Experiment
2.2.2. Low-Temperature Nitrogen Adsorption Experiment
2.2.3. High-Pressure Mercury Injection Experiment (HPMI)
2.2.4. Methane Adsorption Experiment
3. Results
3.1. Results of the Low-Temperature Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Experiment
3.2. Results of the Low-Temperature Nitrogen Adsorption Experiment
3.3. Results of the High-Pressure Mercury Injection Experiment
3.4. Methane Adsorption Experimental Data
4. Discussion
4.1. Composition of the Shale Samples with Type III Kerogen Formed in the Marine-Terrigenous Environment
4.1.1. Compositional Influence on the Micropores (0.4–1.1 nm) Obtained by the Low-Temperature CO2 Adsorption Experiment
4.1.2. Compositional Influence on the Mesopores (2–50 nm) and Macropores (50–200 nm) Obtained by the Low-Temperature N2 Adsorption Experiment
4.1.3. Compositional Influence on the Mesopores (5–50 nm) and Macropores (50–100,000 nm) Obtained by the HPMI Experiment
4.2. Compositional Effects on Methane Adsorption Capacity in Shale with Type III Kerogen
4.3. Nanopore Effect on Methane Adsorption Capacity in Shale with Type III Kerogen
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample ID | TOC (wt %) | Mineral Components (wt %) | Clay Components (wt %) | |||||||
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Quartz | Plagioclase | Dolomite | Siderite | Pyrite | Total Clay | Illite | Kaolinite | Mixed-Layer Illite/Smectite | ||
T-1 | 1.45 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 24 | 62 | 14 |
T-2 | 1.42 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 51 | 23 |
T-3 | 2.33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 58 | 21 |
T-4 | 4.50 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 37 | 43 | 20 |
T-5 | 0.70 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 35 | 31 |
T-6 | 3.64 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 26 | 41 | 33 |
T-7 | 6.96 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 31 | 33 |
T-8 | 3.25 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 25 | 41 | 34 |
T-9 | 1.29 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 38 | 27 |
T-10 | 0.92 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 51 | 44 | 5 |
T-11 | 35.84 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 8 | 92 | 0 |
T-12 | 23.96 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 44 | 47 | 9 |
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Han, Y.; Zhu, Y.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, H.; Yu, W. Nanostructure Effect on Methane Adsorption Capacity of Shale with Type III Kerogen. Energies 2020, 13, 1690. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13071690
Han Y, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Wang Y, Zhang H, Yu W. Nanostructure Effect on Methane Adsorption Capacity of Shale with Type III Kerogen. Energies. 2020; 13(7):1690. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13071690
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan, Yong, Yanming Zhu, Yu Liu, Yang Wang, Han Zhang, and Wenlong Yu. 2020. "Nanostructure Effect on Methane Adsorption Capacity of Shale with Type III Kerogen" Energies 13, no. 7: 1690. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13071690