INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF COAL MINE GAS UTILIZATION AND PROSPECTS FOR USING COAL MINE METHANE IN JSC "SUEK-KUZBASS"
UDC: 622.33
DOI: 10.33285/1999-6934-2021-3(123)-61-65
Authors:
POZDEEV EVGENY EDUARDOVICH1,
KOMISSAROV IGOR ANATOLIEVICH1
1 SUEK-Kuzbass, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Russian Federation
Keywords: methane utilization; coal mine degassing methane; methane-air mixture enrichment; gas engine fuel
Annotation:
Coal mine degassing methane is the one of alternative energy sources and raw material for gas engine fuel production. The existing technologies of oxygen removal from degassing methane and limitations due to the instability of aero-methane mixtures and flow-rate essentially limit the further use.
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