@ARTICLE{Karbownik_Marcin_Determination_2024,
 author={Karbownik, Marcin and Koptoń, Henryk and Hildebrandt, Robert},
 volume={vol. 69},
 number={No 4},
 pages={595-614},
 journal={Archives of Mining Sciences},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2024},
 publisher={Committee of Mining PAS},
 abstract={Atmospheric methane emissions from the energy sector, particularly coal mines, are a component of total global methane emissions. Its presence causes climate changes that contribute to global warming. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) with a global warming potential (GWP) approximately 30 times greater than that of carbon dioxide over a 100-year period. The estimation of methane emissions from both underground hard coal mines and open-pit lignite mines is performed based on guidelines that follow the methods recommended in the core publications of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The methane emission rate determination method developed by scientific institutions is allowed. This article focuses on the analysis and formulation of guidelines for determining the potential methane emissions from open-pit lignite mines, which are determined based on the emission factor and coal production. Coalbed methane content was tested using two methods to determine the methane emission factor. Results of sorption tests were also presented. The results obtained can be used for the development of new solutions or the improvement of current solutions for the determination of the methane emission rate in open-pit lignite mines.},
 title={Determination and Analysis of Methane Emission Factor for Open-Pit Lignite Mines},
 type={Article},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/133620/PDF/Archiwum-69-4-03-Karbownik.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/ams.2024.152575},
 keywords={Methane emission, open-pit mine, greenhouse gases, sorption properties, methane content},
}