A review of design factors in steam and gas push for eco-friendly oil sands production and its field application in Canada by Sunghyun Kim, Hyundon Shin, Changhyup Park, Zhuoheng Chen, Kyungbook Lee

“…Additionally, determining the type, concentration, and injection timing of NCG based on the given reservoir conditions can be challenging. Nitrogen and methane are commonly used NCGs due to their low solubility in oil, but concentrations above 3 mol% typically decreases SAGP efficiency. …”
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Influence of minor hydrocarbon seepage on sulfur cycling in marine subsurface sediments by E. Schnabel, A. Vuillemin, C. C. Laczny, B. J. Kunath, A. R. Soares, A. J. Probst, R. Di Primio, J. Kallmeyer

“…Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data indicated metabolic potential and activity towards sulfate reduction and anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM). Expression of functional marker genes (<i>aprAB</i>, <i>dsrAB</i>, <i>mcrA</i>) revealed metabolic activities by sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterota and methanotrophic ANME-1 archaea sustained by HC traces in the sediment. …”
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Fracture-seepage characteristic zones of the overburden of extra-thick coal seams: Evolutionary patterns and their engineering applications by Xiangguo KONG, Tianshuo ZHAO, Haifei LIN, Pengxiang ZHAO, Xu WANG, Yuchu CAI, Pengfei JI, Di HE, Ke LI, Chuanyu XU

“…The mining along the mining face yielded methane volume fractions of less than 1%, suggesting encouraging effects in the engineering practice. …”
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Unraveling the depth-dependent causal dynamics of methanogenesis and methanotrophy in a high-latitude fen peatland by Shuai Yang, Jinyun Tang, Zhen Li, Kunxiaojia Yuan, Qiong Wu, Kuang-Yu Chang, Suzanne B Hodgkins, Rachel M Wilson, Qing Zhu, Robert F Grant, William J Riley, Scott R Saleska, Virginia I Rich, Ruth K Varner

“…The dynamics of methane (CH _4 ) cycling in high-latitude peatlands through different pathways of methanogenesis and methanotrophy are still poorly understood due to the spatiotemporal complexity of microbial activities and biogeochemical processes. …”
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Modulating the sulfurization procedure to decrease by-product formation for one-step catalytic synthesis of sulfur-containing chemicals by ZhiZhi Xu, Jian Fang, Min Luo, Dedong He, Dingkai Chen, Jichang Lu, Yongming Luo

“…Otherwise, the strong bonding of Mo-S(O) bond with CO molecule over K-decorated 2H-MoS2 phase can lead to the breakage of CO bond, promoting the formation of CHx species and the occurrence of methanation side reaction. This strategy could provide the useful guidance for the fine regulation of the main and side reaction pathway for producing important chemicals from carbon and sulfur basic materials.…”
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