A dilemma in calculating ethane absolute adsorption in shale gas reservoirs: A theoretical approach

B Liu, S Babaei, L Bai, S Tian, H Ghasemzadeh… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shale gas plays are composed of different constituent components (mineral and organics)
and a mixture of fluids. To accurately estimate the gas in place (GIP) in such reservoirs …

Molecular dynamics simulations of shale gas transport in rough nanopores

Y Zhao, M Luo, L Liu, J Wu, M Chen, L Zhang - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
For the effective exploration and development of shale gas, it is important to understand the
transport and adsorption mechanisms of methane, the main composition of shale gas. The …

Computational Simulation of CO2/CH4 Separation on a Three-Dimensional Cd-Based Metal–Organic Framework

M Parsaei, K Akhbari, S Kawata - Crystal Growth & Design, 2023 - ACS Publications
Natural gas purification and biogas recovery require efficient separation of CO2 from CH4,
as CH4 is increasingly being recognized as a promising substitute for petroleum due to its …

Effect of kerogen maturity on the adsorption capacity of CO2 and CH4: A molecular investigation

G Glatz, S Alafnan, R Gholami, A Raza, M Mahmoud… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The adsorption characteristics of shale under a wide range of pressure and temperature
conditions is essential for successful exploitation and development. In this work, we present …

Perspectives on Molecular Simulation of CO2/CH4 Competitive Adsorption in a Shale Matrix: A Review

Y Sun, Y Ma, B Yu, W Zhang, L Zhang, P Chen… - Energy & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
With the increasing global energy demand, unconventional oil and gas, especially shale
gas, have become an important natural gas resource. In the modern petroleum engineering …

How gas recovery and carbon storage capacity response to dynamic deformation of kerogen upon CO2/CH4 competitive adsorption for CCUS? Evidence from …

J Li, C Sun - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Unconventional natural gas in organic-rich shale and coal seams, which primarily consists
of methane (CH 4), is a dominant alternative to conventional energy because of its large …

Insights into the Molecular Competitive Adsorption Mechanism of CH4/CO2 in a Kerogen Matrix in the Presence of Moisture, Salinity, and Ethane

J Li, Y Wang, Z Chen, SS Rahman - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) injection in shale and coal seam gas reservoirs has become one of
the most popular ways to promote methane (CH4) production. However, geological factors …

Water adsorption and its pore structure dependence in shale gas reservoirs

W Xie, H Wang, S Chen, H Gan, V Vandeginste… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Investigating the occurrence characteristics of water molecules in shale is of great resource,
economic, and environmental significance. In this work, the adsorption behavior of water …

Influence of uniaxial strain loading on the adsorption-diffusion properties of binary components of CH4/CO2 in micropores of bituminous coal by macromolecular …

Q Zhang, H Zhu, R Kang - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous and anisotropic coal tends to deform under strong mining disturbances,
affecting the microscopic adsorption and diffusion of binary CH 4-CO 2 mixtures in …

Bi-amine functionalized mesostructured silica nanospheres for enhanced CO2 adsorption performance and fast desorption kinetics

H Tian, J Du, P Lu, S Xu, Y Guo, J Tang, M Wu… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel solid bi-amine adsorbent was synthesized by simultaneously impregnating
pentaethylenehexamine (PEHA) and aminoethylethanolamine (AEEA) on the surfaces of …