Pore-scale observations of supercritical CO2 drainage in Bentheimer sandstone by synchrotron x-ray imaging

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 25, Issue , 2014, Pages 93-101

  Herring, Anna L ^a   Andersson, Linnéa ^a   Newell, D L ^b   Carey, J W ^c   Wildenschild, Dorthe ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary fingering; Carbon sequestration; Drainage; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DRAINAGE; SANDSTONE; TOMOGRAPHY;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CAPILLARY FINGERING; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SYNCHROTRON X RAYS; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DRAINAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PORE SPACE; SANDSTONE; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84899685213     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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