Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide in Deccan basalts: preliminary laboratory study

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-291

  Prasad, P S R ^a   Srinivasa Sarma, D ^a   Sudhakar, L ^a   Basavaraju, U ^a   Singh, Ravi S ^a   Begum, Zahida ^a   Archana, K B ^a   Chavan, C D ^a   Charan, S N ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Geological sequestration; Picritic basalts; Secondary carbonates

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649116265     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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