Hon Chung Lau

TL;DR: A review of the literature has revealed that current coalbed methane development in China faces several technical challenges as discussed by the authors, including low permeability, subhydrostatic reservoir pressure, and a lack of understanding of the connectivity of coal seams.

TL;DR: In this paper, various methods of processing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and CNT-steel nanocomposites, and their reported mechanical and material properties are reviewed and ways to overcome technical challenges are proposed and potential applications of CNT steel composites as next generation structural material for the operationally demanding offshore oil petroleum industry are specifically discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the salient features of the ongoing energy transition from a high to a low carbon economy are reviewed and analyzed, and it is shown that this transition will require decarbonizing th...

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified seven major engineering challenges to coalbed methane (CBM) development in China and proposed a refocus on low-rank coals which have higher permeability.

TL;DR: Nanotechnology is the design and application of engineered or naturally occurring nanoparticles with at least one dimension of the order of 1-100nm to accomplish specific purposes as discussed by the authors, where nanoparticles can be engineered to contain specific optical, magnetic, interfacial, electrical or chemical properties to perform specific functions.