Transport of perfluorocarbon tracers and carbon dioxide in sediment columns - Evaluating the application of PFC tracers for CO2 leakage detection

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-32

  Zhong, L ^a   Amonette, J E ^a   Mitroshkov, A V ^a   Olsen, K B ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; HEXANE; POROUS MATERIALS; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; HIGH WATER CONTENT; INFLUENCE OF WATER; LEAKAGE DETECTION; PERFLUOROCARBON TRACERS; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; LEAKAGE; MAGNITUDE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MONITORING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84897416662     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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