Understanding competitive sorption effects for the carbon dioxideÀmethane system in coal is essential for the implementation of enhanced methane production with concomitant CO 2 sequestration in coal. The paper discusses the methane displacement behavior of a set of eight dry, powdered Indian bituminous coal samples when subjected to cyclic, pure CO 2 injection, employing a "huff and puff" scheme. The coal samples were partially saturated with methane, and CO 2 was then injected at a fixed pressure. This was followed by gas drainage to reduce pressure to the pre-injection level, and about 12À15 such cycles of CO 2 injection and gas drainage were carried out. In general, the process successfully displaced the adsorbed methane. The adsorption ratio of CO 2 /methane was found to be higher than pure gas sorption capacities at the same pressure. Carbon dioxide was preferentially adsorbed into the coals, and during gas drainage, preferential desorption of methane was observed for all coals. The coals also exhibited different methane displacement behavior. For three coal samples, it was possible to recover 1 mol of methane by injecting less than 1 mol of CO 2 . For the other coal samples, 1.5À2 mol of CO 2 was required for 1 mol of methane. However, no relationship could be established between the methane release characteristics of the coals and their petrographic composition.
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