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- Title
A developed dual-site Langmuir model to represent the high-pressure methane adsorption and thermodynamic parameters in shale.
- Authors
Hu, Ke; Zhang, Qian; Liu, Yufei; Thaika, Muhammad Abdurrahman
- Abstract
Comprehending the mechanism of methane adsorption in shales is a crucial step towards optimizing the development of deep-buried shale gas. This is because the methane adsorbed in shale represents a significant proportion of the subsurface shale gas resource. To properly characterize the methane adsorption on shale, which exhibits diverse mineral compositions and multi-scale pore sizes, it is crucial to capture the energy heterogeneity of the adsorption sites. In this paper, a dual-site Langmuir model is proposed, which accounts for the temperature and pressure dependence of the density of the adsorbed phase. The model is applied to the isothermals of methane adsorption on shale, at pressures of up to 30 MPa and temperatures ranging from 40 to 100 °C. The results show that the proposed model can describe the adsorption behavior of methane on shale more accurately than conventional models, which assume a constant value for the density of adsorbed phase. Furthermore, the proposed model can be extrapolated to higher temperatures and pressures. Thermodynamic parameters were analyzed using correctly derived equations. The results indicate that the widely used, but incorrect, equation would underestimate the isosteric heat of adsorption. Neglecting the real gas behavior, volume of the adsorbed phase, and energy heterogeneity of the adsorption sites can lead to overestimation of the isosteric heat of adsorption. Furthermore, the isosteric heat evaluated from excess adsorption data can only be used to make a rough estimate of the real isosteric heat at very low pressure.
- Subjects
SHALE; ADSORPTION (Chemistry); OIL shales; SHALE gas; REAL gases; METHANE as fuel; METHANE
- Publication
International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2095-8293
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40789-023-00629-x