Map Showing the Location of the South African Coalfields (Lusilao-Makiese et al. 2012)

Map Showing the Location of the South African Coalfields (Lusilao-Makiese et al. 2012)

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The sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in unmineable coal seams is one of the geologic options earmarked to alleviate the emissions of the greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Direct flue gas injection into unmineable coal seams has been considered to partially offset the cost of the utilizing this technology. This paper presents findings of th...

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... coal samples were investigated, these coals were acquired from two different South African coalfields, that is, Ermelo (Coal EML) and Somkhele (Coal SML) as shown in Fig. 1. These coals were selected based on their coal rank and coal maceral compositions. In addition, these coalfields have been earmarked as potential future CO2 storage sites as stated by Viljoen et al. (2010) in the "Technical Report on the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide in South Africa" published by the South African Council for ...