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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023

Algal amendment enhances biogenic methane production from coals of different thermal maturity.

George A Platt, Katherine J Davis, Hannah D Schweitzer, Heidi J Smith, Matthew W Fields, Elliott P Barnhart, Robin Gerlach

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

George A PlattCenter for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Katherine J DavisCenter for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Hannah D SchweitzerCenter for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Heidi J SmithCenter for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Matthew W FieldsCenter for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Elliott P BarnhartUnited States Geological Survey, Montana Water Science Center, Helena, MT, United States.
Robin GerlachCenter for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, United States.
Montana State University · USUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOUnited States Geological Survey · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The addition of small amounts of algal biomass to stimulate methane production in coal seams is a promising low carbon renewable coalbed methane enhancement technique. However, little is known about how the addition of algal biomass amendment affects methane production from coals of different thermal maturity. Here, we show that biogenic methane can be produced from five coals ranging in rank from lignite to low-volatile bituminous using a coal-derived microbial consortium in batch microcosms with and without algal amendment. The addition of 0.1 g/l algal biomass resulted in maximum methane production rates up to 37 days earlier and decreased the time required to reach maximum methane production by 17-19 days when compared to unamended, analogous microcosms. Cumulative methane production and methane production rate were generally highest in low rank, subbituminous coals, but no clear association between increasing vitrinite reflectance and decreasing methane production could be determined. Microbial community analysis revealed that archaeal populations were correlated with methane production rate (

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algal amendmentcoalcoal rankmethanemethanogenesis

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PMID36970672
PMCPMC10036379
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