Reactive transport modeling of effects of convective mixing on long-term CO2 geological storage in deep saline formations

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-256

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Li, Yilian ^a   Omambia, Anne Nyatichi ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Convection; Finger; Geochemical reaction; Geologic sequestration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; GASES; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; HEAT CONVECTION; MIXING; PRODUCED WATER;

CO2 GEOLOGICAL STORAGES; DEEP SALINE FORMATIONS; FINGER; GEOCHEMICAL REACTION; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; SONGLIAO BASIN OF CHINA;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; FLUID INJECTION; GEOACCUMULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAP (GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE); TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CHINA; SONGLIAO BASIN;

EID: 79951947061     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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