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Technical Options Series
Documents, Tools & Resources
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Popular Documents
- Identifying Opportunities for Coal Mine Methane Recovery at U.S. Coal Mines: Profiles of Selected Gassy Underground Coal Mines 2002-2006 (PDF, Jan. 2009) (207 pp, 1.2MB, About PDF)
- U.S. Abandoned Coal Mine Methane Recovery Project Opportunities (PDF) (61 pp, 2.1MB, About PDF)
- Coal Mine Methane Global Overview, prepared by CMOP on behalf of the Global Methane Initiative Coal Subcommittee
- Thermal Oxidation of Coal Mine Ventilation Air Methane (PDF) (6 pp, 197K, About PDF)
- Technical Options Series
The Technical Options Series consists of short overviews of both proven and emerging options for directly using medium or high quality coal mine methane (CMM) and lower quality Ventilation Air Methane (VAM).
Using Coal Mine Methane (CMM)
- Using CMM in LNG Production (PDF, Nov. 2008) (5 pp, 190K)
- Using CMM in Fuel Cells (PDF, Mar. 2004) (4 pp, 297K)
- Using CMM in Internal Combustion Engines (PDF, Mar. 2004) (4 pp, 424K)
- Using CMM in Microturbines (PDF, Mar. 2004) (4 pp, 267K)
- Using CMM to Heat Mine Ventilation Air (PDF, Mar. 2004) (3 pp, 122K)
- Using CMM in Coal Dryers (PDF, Nov. 1998) (4 pp, 92K)
- Using CMM in Cogeneration Power Systems (PDF, Nov. 1998) (4 pp, 193K)
- Using CMM in Greenhouses (PDF, Nov. 1998) (3 pp, 85K)
- Using CMM in Methanol Production (PDF, Nov. 1998) (4 pp, 94K)
- Using CMM in Turbines (PDF, Nov. 1998) (4 pp, 122K)
- Using CMM to Heat Mine Facilities (PDF, Nov. 1998) (4 pp, 115K)
Using Ventilation Air Methane (VAM)
- Ventilation Air Methane Utilization Technologies (PDF, Dec. 2010) (4 pp, 254K)
- Capture and Use of Coal Mine VAM (PDF, Sept. 2009) (339 pp, 20MB)
- Using VAM to Produce Electricity with Oxidation Technologies (PDF, Apr. 2004) (4 pp, 288K)
- Using VAM as Combustion Air in Reciprocating Engines and Turbines (PDF, Mar. 2004) (4 pp, 276K)