The Role of Retardation, Attachment and Detachment Processes during Microbial Coal-Bed Methane Production after Organic Amendment

Emmert, Simon; Davis, Katherine; Gerlach, Robin; Class, Holger

doi:10.3390/w12113008

The Role of Retardation, Attachment and Detachment Processes during Microbial Coal-Bed Methane Production after Organic Amendment

Journal Article · Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Water (Basel)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113008· OSTI ID:2484210

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Microbially enhanced coal-bed methane could allow for a more sustainable method of harvesting methane from un-mineable coaldbeds. The model presented here is based on a previously validated batch model; however, this model system is based on upflow reactor columns compared to previous experiments and now includes flow, transport and reactions of amendment as well as intermediate products. The model implements filtration and retardation effects, biofilm decay, and attachment and detachment processes of microbial cells due to shear stress. The model provides additional insights into processes that cannot be easily observed in experiments. This study improves the understanding of complex and strongly interacting processes involved in microbially enhanced coal-bed methane production and provides a powerful tool able to model the entire process of enhancing methane production and transport during microbial stimulation.

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Research Organization:: Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0024068

OSTI ID:: 2484210

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1849140

Journal Information:: Water (Basel), Journal Name: Water (Basel) Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 12; ISSN 2073-4441; ISSN WATEGH

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Switzerland

Language:: English

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