Methanogenesis Potentials: Insights from Mineralogical Diagenesis, SEM and FTIR Features of the Permian Mikambeni Shale of the Tuli Basin, Limpopo Province of South Africa

Methanogenesis Potentials: Insights from Mineralogical Diagenesis, SEM and FTIR Features of the Permian Mikambeni Shale of the Tuli Basin, Limpopo Province of South Africa

Carbonaceous shale is more topical than ever before due to the associated unconventional resources of methane. The use of FTIR, SEM-EDX, and mineralogical analyses has demonstrated a promising approach to assess methanogenesis potentials in a more rapid and reliable manner for preliminary prospectin...

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Main Authors: George Oluwole Akintola, Francis Amponsah-Dacosta, Steven Rupprecht, Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy, Sphiwe Emmanuel Mhlongo, Wilson Mugera Gitari, Joshua Nosa Edokpayi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
methanogenesis potentials
biogenic methanogenesis
thermal methanogenesis
carbonaceous shale
carboxylic
illitization
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/6/651

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