Catalysts for the utilization of methane from the coal mine ventilation air

• Authors: Beata Stasińska , Andrzej Machocki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper indicates coal mines as the source of permanent emission of low-concentrated gases, which have increased the greenhouse effect. This paper proposes the catalytic oxidation of methane as the solution to the problem of methane utilization when its concentration in the air is insufficient for flame combustion. The studies which have been conducted for many years enabled finding the active oxide and metallic catalytic systems for the reaction of methane oxidation. For the utilization of gases with low-concentrated methane, using the low-temperature catalysts, especially palladium catalysts, seems to be economically well-justified. Depending on technological solutions it can be considered as the method for methane utilization or as an environmentally friendly way for the generation of electric and thermal energy.

Keywords

EN

coal mine ventilation air; utilization of methane; catalytic oxidation of methane; oxide catalysts; palladium catalysts

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 29-32

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2007

online

6 - 11 - 2007

Contributors

author

Beata Stasińska

• Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology, University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska, 3 Maria Curie-Sklodowska Square, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

author

Andrzej Machocki

• Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Technology, University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska, 3 Maria Curie-Sklodowska Square, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10026-007-0048-1