Convective dissolution of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers

JA Neufeld, MA Hesse, A Riaz… - Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage is a means of reducing anthropogenic emissions.
Dissolution of CO2 into the brine, resulting in stable stratification, increases storage security …

Convective dissolution of CO2 in saline aquifers: Progress in modeling and experiments

H Emami-Meybodi, H Hassanzadeh, CP Green… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The dissolution of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in deep saline aquifer water is recognized as one
of the fundamental mechanisms in the subsurface for storing significant quantities of CO 2 …

Spreading and convective dissolution of carbon dioxide in vertically confined, horizontal aquifers

CW MacMinn, JA Neufeld, MA Hesse… - Water Resources …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into saline aquifers is a promising tool for reducing
anthropogenic CO2 emissions. At reservoir conditions, the injected CO2 is buoyant relative …

Solutal convection in porous media: Comparison between boundary conditions of constant concentration and constant flux

MA Amooie, MR Soltanian, J Moortgat - Physical Review E, 2018 - APS
We numerically examine solutal convection in porous media, driven by the dissolution of
carbon dioxide (CO 2) into water—an effective mechanism for CO 2 storage in saline …

Effect of permeability anisotropy on buoyancy‐driven flow for CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers

PC Myint, M Bestehorn… - Water Resources …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Solubility trapping of carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep saline aquifers is considered one of the
most effective methods for carbon sequestration. Dissolution of CO2 into the brine may …

Buoyant currents arrested by convective dissolution

CW MacMinn, R Juanes - Geophysical Research Letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
When carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolves into water, the density of water increases. This
seemingly insubstantial phenomenon has profound implications for geologic carbon …

An Experimental Study of CO2 Exsolution and Relative Permeability Measurements During CO2 Saturated Water Depressurization

L Zuo, S Krevor, RW Falta, SM Benson - Transport in porous media, 2012 - Springer
Dissolution of CO 2 into brine is an important and favorable trapping mechanism for
geologic storage of CO 2. There are scenarios, however, where dissolved CO 2 may migrate …

Status of CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers with emphasis on modeling approaches and practical simulations

MA Celia, S Bachu, JM Nordbotten… - Water Resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the only viable technology to mitigate carbon
emissions while allowing continued large‐scale use of fossil fuels. The storage part of CCS …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical modeling studies of the dissolution-diffusion-convection process during CO2 storage in saline aquifers

K Pruess - 2008 - escholarship.org
For purposes of geologic storage, CO2 would be injected into saline formations at
supercritical temperature and pressure conditions, and would form a separate phase that is …

Carbon dioxide dissolution in structural and stratigraphic traps

ML Szulczewski, MA Hesse, R Juanes - Journal of fluid mechanics, 2013 - cambridge.org
The geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in structural and stratigraphic traps is a
viable option to reduce anthropogenic emissions. While dissolution of the CO2 stored in …