Progress in developing an innovative lean burn catalytic turbine technology for fugitive methane mitigation and utilization
Received date: 14 Jan 2011
Accepted date: 27 Feb 2011
Published date: 05 Jun 2011
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Approximately 2.8 × 1010 m3 of methane is emitted per year to the atmosphere from coal mining activities around the world. Mitigation and utilization of the fugitive coal mine methane is very difficult because its concentration is very low and varies from 0.1% to1%, and the methane is contained in a large air flow rate of 150–400 m3/s. This paper overviews existing and developing technologies for the mitigation and utilization of the fugitive mine methane, and then presents research progress in developing an innovative lean burn catalytic turbine technology for fugitive methane mitigation and utilization. This turbine system can be powered with about 1% methane in air.
Shi SU , Xinxiang YU . Progress in developing an innovative lean burn catalytic turbine technology for fugitive methane mitigation and utilization[J]. Frontiers in Energy, 2011 , 5(2) : 229 -235 . DOI: 10.1007/s11708-011-0147-9
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