The geology and water chemistry of the Hellisheidi, SW-Iceland carbon storage site

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages 399-418

  Alfredsson, Helgi A ^a,b   Oelkers, Eric H ^a,b   Hardarsson, Björn S ^c   Franzson, Hjalti ^c   Gunnlaugsson, Einar ^d   Gislason, Sigurdur R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^c ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

^d formerly at Iceland GeoSurvey   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Basalts; CarbFix; Geochemical monitoring; Mineral carbonation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BASALT; CALCITE; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLASS; IRON COMPOUNDS; KAOLINITE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MIXTURES; POROSITY; POSITIVE IONS; SULFUR; TERNARY ALLOYS; ZEOLITES;

ALTERATION PHASIS; CARBFIX; CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION; FLUID-FLOW PATHWAYS; GEOCHEMICAL MONITORING; MINERAL CARBONATION; MINERAL PRECIPITATION; REACTION PATH MODELING;

GASES;

BASALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HYALOCLASTITE; LAVA FLOW; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ICELAND;

INSECTIVORA;

EID: 84871767839     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.11.019     Document Type: Article

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