TY  - JOUR
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly S.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Tastambek, Kuanysh T.
A1  - Kozhahmetova, Marzhan
A1  - Sherelkhan, Dinara K.
A1  - Tauanov, Zhandos
T1  - Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in coal-bearing environments: Methane production, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen availability
JF  - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
N2  - Methane is a valuable energy source helping to mitigate the growing energy demand worldwide. However, as a potent greenhouse gas, it has also gained additional attention due to its environmental impacts. The biological production of methane is performed primarily hydrogenotrophically from H2 and CO2 by methanogenic archaea. Hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis also represents a great interest with respect to carbon re-cycling and H2 storage. The most significant carbon source, extremely rich in complex organic matter for microbial degradation and biogenic methane production, is coal. Although interest in enhanced microbial coalbed methane production is continuously increasing globally, limited knowledge exists regarding the exact origins of the coalbed methane and the associated microbial communities, including hydrogenotrophic methanogens. Here, we give an overview of hydrogenotrophic methanogens in coal beds and related environments in terms of their energy production mechanisms, unique metabolic pathways, and associated ecological functions.
KW  - Coal
KW  - Methanogenesis
KW  - Methane
KW  - Hydrogenotrophic methanogens
KW  - H2
Y1  - 2024
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.223
SN  - 1879-3487 (online)
SN  - 0360-3199 (print)
VL  - 52
IS  - Part D
SP  - 1264
EP  - 1277
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - New York
ER  -