Navajo Sandstone-brine-CO2 interaction: Implications for geological carbon sequestration

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-118

  Lu, Peng ^a   Fu, Qi ^b   Seyfried Jr , William E ^b   Hereford, Anne ^a   Zhu, Chen ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental studies; Fluid rock interactions; Geological carbon sequestration; Navajo Sandstone

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARGED SYSTEMS; CLAY COATING; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION RATES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTION; FLUID-ROCK INTERACTIONS; GEOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; INJECTION WELLS; MECHANICAL FORCE; MINERAL TRAPPING; MIXED-FLOW REACTORS; NAVAJO SANDSTONE; PORE THROAT; REACTION PROGRESS; SI CONCENTRATION; SMECTITES; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; TRACE AMOUNTS;

ALUMINOSILICATES; AQUIFERS; BARIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CLAY MINERALS; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; FLUIDS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MINERALS; SANDSTONE; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STRIPPING (REMOVAL); TRACE ELEMENTS;

EXPERIMENTS;

ALLOPHANE; AQUIFER; BARIUM; BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; ILLITE; MITIGATION; MOBILIZATION; PH; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SILICATE; SMECTITE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; ZINC;

ARIZONA; NAVAJO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551683948     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0501-y     Document Type: Article

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