• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.265-275
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• 2013

China is one of the countries with the highest reserves of coal bed methane (CBM) in the world. Likewise, the CBM industry is significantly growing in China. However, activities related to CBM development have led to more environmental problems, which include serious environmental damage and pollution caused by CBM-produced water. In this paper, the detailed characteristics of CBM-produced water in the southern Qinshui Basin were investigated and analyzed and compared with local surface water and coal mine drainage. Most of CBM-produced water samples are contaminated by higher concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS), K (Potassium), Na (Sodium) and $NH_4$. The alkalinity of the water from coalmines and CBM production was higher than that of the local surface water. The concentrations of some trace elements such as P (Phosphorus), Ti (Titanium), V (Vanadium), Cr (Chromium), Ni (Nickel), Zn (Zinc), Ge (Germanium), As (Arsenic), Rb (Rubidium), and Pd (Palladium) in water from the coalmines and CBM production are higher than the acceptable standard limits. The ${\delta}D$ and ${\delta}^{18}O$ values of the CBM-produced water are lower than those of the surface water. Similarly, the ${\delta}D$ values of the CBM-produced water decreased with increasing drainage time.

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.213-216
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• 2003

1990년대에 들어와서 미국을 비롯한 석탄자원 부국들은 석탄층메탄가스자원을 에너지로 이용하는데 성공하였으며 현재 그 생산과 이용규모를 빠르게 확대해 나가고 있다. 우리나라의 경우 약 15억 톤의 무연탄자원이 확인되지만 수요처 상실로 1980년대 후반부터 석탄합리화 과정을 통해 석탄생산량은 2700만 톤/년에서 400만 톤/년 이하로 급감 했으며 가행탄광 수도 350여 개에서 10개로 감소됐다. 이러한 추세로 보면 국내무연탄자원은 사실상 사장 화 될 처지에 놓이게 된 것이다. (중략)