Evolutions of nanoscale pore and chemical structures of tectonically deformed coals after supercritical CO₂ treatment
by Linlin Wang; Bo Jiang; Run Chen; Yunbo Li
International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology (IJOGCT), Vol. 19, No. 4, 2018

Abstract: Supercritical CO₂ treatments were carried out for four coal samples with different deformation degrees at around 35°C and 10 MPa for 5 h. Nanoscale pore and chemical structures of coals before and after treatments were studied via liquid nitrogen adsorption and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) tests. The results showed that coal deformation induced more spaces and contact areas, and thus supercritical CO₂ treatment presents improved effects on pore volume and specific surface area with increasing coal deformation degree. Moreover, supercritical CO₂ treatment mainly induced increased pore volumes of pore types I (< 10 nm) and II (10-50 nm) and specific surface area of pore type I. In addition, supercritical CO₂ treatment exerts substantial effects on chemical structures, including increased aromatic layer spacing, decreased the aliphatic compound or ethers, alcohols, and lipids, which is also related to coal deformation degrees. The experiments revealed that treated tectonically deformed coals present greater growths in gas adsorption and diffusion spaces and more obvious changes in chemical structure than the undeformed coal, which can improve CO₂ storage and seepage. [Received: June 2, 2017; Accepted: February 10, 2018]

Online publication date: Tue, 06-Nov-2018

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