In-situ infrared spectroscopy as a non-invasive technique to study carbon sequestration at high pressure and high temperature

Greg A Mutch; James A. Anderson; Rebecca Walker; Giuseppina  Cerrato; Sara Morandi; Lorenza Operti; David Vega-Maza

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.05.012

In-situ infrared spectroscopy as a non-invasive technique to study carbon sequestration at high pressure and high temperature

Greg A Mutch, James A. Anderson, Rebecca Walker, Giuseppina Cerrato, Sara Morandi, Lorenza Operti, David Vega-Maza^* (Corresponding Author)

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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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Abstract

Storage of carbon dioxide in geological formations involves changes in wettability to the host formation during injection and ultimately the formation of inorganic carbonates through mineral trapping. Sequestration locations will be at high pressure and high temperature, thus providing a challenging environment for in-situ study. However, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) with the use of photons is not limited in temperature or pressure and therefore is applicable to study chemical changes to minerals occurring during carbon sequestration. Through the commission of a high pressure/high temperature in-situ FTIR cell and the subsequent spectroscopic following of carbonation reactions in synthesised silicate mineral analogues, we document fundamental chemical changes occurring at the nanoscale during carbon storage. Speciation, coordination of carbonate ions to the surface of silicate mineral analogues and changes in surface hydroxyl coverage are observed and discussed, in the context of CO2 injection and dissolution/mineralisation reactions of reservoir silicate minerals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-135
Number of pages	10
Journal	International journal of greenhouse gas control
Volume	51
Early online date	5 Jun 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.05.012
Publication status	Published - Aug 2016

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We would like to thank EPSRC for a Doctoral Training Grant (G.A.M) and the Erasmus programme for supporting the study visit to Turin (R.W). We would also like to thank Dr. Federico Cesano for SEM/EDX measurements and for fruitful discussion. Dr. Jo Duncan is thanked for his tremendous insight during XRD interpretation.

Keywords

carbon capture and storage
in-situ infrared spectroscopy
supercritical carbon dioxide
geological carbon sequestration
sandstone reservoir
silicate surface chemistry
wet supercritical CO2
amorphous silica
surface characterizaton
forsterite carbonation
geological media
dioxide
water
storage
montmorillonite
dissolution

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