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NITECH PROJECT PROFILE, BROOKWOOD, AL

 

Project Description

During coal mining operations, a significant amount of methane is vented to the atmosphere from the mine to enhance the safety of the miners.  In 1999, BCCK was contracted to install a Nitech™ NRU to process coal mine methane; thus creating a sellable product from a traditional waste stream.

 

BCCK designed an oxygen removal system, which uses catalytic reaction to remove an oxygen contaminant from the inlet coal mine methane, thus making the stream safe for processing through the Nitech NRU.  The Brookwood facility includes oxygen removal equipment, CO2 extraction and nitrogen removal.

 

Methane’s overall contribution to global warming is approximately twenty-one times that of carbon dioxide. For this reason, the environmental community is examining the potential of allowing producers of greenhouse gases to “trade” carbon credits in order to increase their production in the future. The Nitech process, when utilized on coal mine methane, has been recognized by the EPA as an environmentally friendly process. The capture of methane will allow producers to “bank” carbon credits and trade the credits with other businesses, such as utility and power plants, which need credits to expand their operations.

Project Profile: Brookwood, AL

Plant Type: Coal Mine Methane
Inlet Gas N2 Content: 15% – 30%
Completion: January 2000

 

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