Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

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Environment

Experimental Study of the Relationship Between Particle Size and Methane Sorption Capacity in Shale

Li Gao¹, Zongxiu Wang¹, Mingliang Liang¹, Yuxi Yu¹, Lei Zhou¹

¹Institute of Geomechanics/Key Lab of Shale Oil and Gas Geological Survey, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

We use an isothermal adsorption apparatus, the gravimetric sorption analyzer, to test the adsorption capacity of different particle sizes of shale, in order to find out the relationship between particle size and the adsorption capacity of shale.