Phosphorus fractions and bioavailability in relation to particle size characteristics in sediments from Lake Hongfeng, Southwest China

Information on the chemical composition of phosphorus (P) fractions in sediments is fundamental to understanding P bioavailability and eutrophication in lake ecosystems. Phosphorus fractions and its bioavailability in sediments cores of Lake Hongfeng, southwest China, were investigated using a chemical sequential extraction scheme. Relationships between P fractions, P bioavailability and particle sizes were discussed. P fractions concentrations were ranked in the order: Residual-P > NaOH–rP > NaOH–NRP > HCl–P > BD–P > NH₄Cl–P, and all of them decreased with increasing sediment depth. Statistical analysis showed that concentrations of bioavailable P (BAP) which includes the NH₄Cl–P, BD–P, NaOH–rP and NaOH–NRP fractions ranged from 404.68 to 1,591.99 mg/kg and accounted for 26.8–71.8 % of the concentrations of total phosphorus (TP) in the top 5 cm sediments, whereas in the whole sediment cores, their concentrations ranged from 239.70 to 1,591.99 mg/kg and accounted for 26.8–76.0 % of TP. The results suggested that the sediments were a large potential source of P for algae blooms in Lake Hongfeng. Phosphorus fractions and their potential bioavailability were influenced by the sediment particle sizes, especially the bioavailability of the NH₄Cl–P fraction, which was strongly affected by the presence of fine particle sizes in the sediments.     

考虑断裂韧性影响的页岩气储层可压性评价方法

可压性是衡量页岩气储层对压裂改造响应程度的重要依据,目前针对页岩可压性常用脆性指数对其进行评价。但在实际运用中存在脆性指数相近,实际压裂效果却差别甚远的问题。为了弥补利用脆性指数进行页岩气储层可压性评价的不足,在考虑断裂韧性影响的基础上引入临界机械能释放率,综合了Ⅰ型、Ⅱ型断裂韧性对岩石裂缝发育的影响,并定义平均临界机械能释放率。最后结合平均临界机械能释放率和脆性指数,初步建立了以裂缝发育指数为量化指标的页岩气储层可压性评价模型。基于焦石坝龙马溪组焦页48-2HF井测井资料,计算出其弹性模量、泊松比、Ⅰ型及Ⅱ型断裂韧性,并根据构建的裂缝发育指数模型,得出页岩储层可压性随埋深的变化关系。结合现场微震资料,验证了该模型能有效预测页岩气储层可压性随埋深的变化趋势,为页岩气实际开发过程中优选页岩储层压裂段提供可靠方法。     

Physical Simulations of Gas Production Mechanism in Constant-Rate Co-production from Multiple Coal Reservoirs

Natural Resources Research - Coalbed methane co-production is an efficient technique for producing gas from multiple coal reservoirs. In this study, four large-scale specimens were connected in...     

Experimental Analysis of the Dynamic Effects of Coal–Gas Outburst and a Protean Contraction and Expansion Flow Model

Natural Resources Research - As one of the most serious dynamic disasters in underground coal mining, coal–gas outburst (CGO) leads to very high casualties and economic losses. To research...