Reactive transport modelling of geologic CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers: The influence of pure CO2 and of mixtures of CO2 with CH4 on the sealing capacity of cap rock at 37°C and 100bar

Chemical Geology

Volumn 367, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-50

  Mohd Amin, S ^a,b   Weiss, D J ^a,c,d   Blunt, M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cap rock; CO2 storage; Impurities; Porosity; Reactive transport model

Indexed keywords

CAP ROCK; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GEOPHYSICAL PROCESS; MINERAL ALTERATIONS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING; SALINE AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; CALCITE; CARBON CAPTURE; COST REDUCTION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; METHANE; MINERALS; MIXTURES; MODELS; POROSITY; ROCKS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALBITE; AQUIFER; BRINE; CALCITE; CAP ROCK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; METHANE; MODELING; POROSITY; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

EID: 84892890823     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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