Enhancement of Coal Permeability Using Aqueous NaCl with Microwave Irradiation

Table 7

Changes in coal moisture content after microwave irradiation (%).

NaCl concentration, (g/L); Moisture content, (%)							Average growth rate
	Permeability before microwave irradiation	Permeability after microwave irradiation	Permeability before microwave irradiation	Permeability after microwave irradiation	Permeability before microwave irradiation	Permeability after microwave irradiation
	0.9977	2.2285	0.5614	0.8799	0.2401	1.2214	196.37%
	0.5083	0.8216	0.2245	0.8602	0.1625	0.6571	216.39%
	0.3460	0.5776	0.2225	1.6077	0.1525	0.6726	343.51%
	0.2344	0.7624	0.1803	0.8572	0.1490	1.3361	465.80%
	0.2288	0.5888	0.1567	0.7912	0.0835	0.7818	466.18%