Coal is a non-renewable fossil fuel combusted to generate power or used to produce liquid
or gas fuels with high energy densities. The abundance of coal reserves and the …

Microbially enhanced coalbed methane (MECBM) production has drawn significant interest
worldwide in recent years since the direct combustion of fossil energy sources including oil …

Microbes are mediators in almost all ecosystem processes and act as a pivotal game
changer in various ecological activities, globally. Therefore, understanding of microbial …

Unmineable coal accounts for over 90% of the world's fossil fuel resources. Fortunately,
many coal seams contain indigenous microorganisms capable of utilizing the coal as a …

Natural gas burns cleaner than coal by reducing∼ 50% of the carbon footprint and emission
of toxic substances and particulates. Coalbed natural gas can be produced from coal by …

Understanding the bioconversion process of lignite to methane is an important contribution
to the establishment of effective utilization of the existing coal resources and the acquisition …

Biogenic methane production from the coal faces difficulties in the conventional combustion
process. Understanding the coal rank, structure, and the biogenic pathway is essential to …

The exploration and exploitation of coalbed methane (CBM), an essential unconventional
gas resource, have received much attention. In terms of shallow groundwater assessment …

As an essential unconventional natural gas resource, China's coalbed methane resources
are only commercially exploited in a few areas, such as the Qinshui Basin and the Ordos …

Coalbed methane (CBM) resources formed biogenically and thermogenically have been
discovered in the Permian coalbeds of the Huaibei coalfield. Four coals, three mudstones …