Permeability reduction produced by grain reorganization and accumulation of exsolved CO2 during geologic carbon sequestration: A new CO 2 trapping mechanism

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 242-251

  Luhmann, Andrew J ^a   Kong, Xiang Zhao ^b   Tutolo, Benjamin M ^b   Ding, Kang ^b   Saar, Martin O ^b   Seyfried, William E ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; BLOCKED FLOW; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXSOLUTION; K-FELDSPAR; K-FELDSPAR GRAINS; LARGE PORES; MINERAL GRAINS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; PORE SPACE; SEDIMENT CORE; TRAPPING MECHANISMS; UNCEMENTED; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

CLAY ALTERATION; EXPERIMENTS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FELDSPAR; GEOACCUMULATION; GRAIN SIZE; PERMEABILITY; QUARTZ; SEDIMENT CORE; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY; GRAIN; HEATING; PERMEABILITY; PRECIPITATION; PRESSURE; ROCK; SEDIMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PERMEABILITY;

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84871741341     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3031209     Document Type: Article

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