Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism

Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in subsurface geologic medium is presently the most promising option for mitigating the anthropogenic CO2 emissions. To have an effective storage in immobile phase, however, it is necessary to determine the distribution of CO2 in a medium, which mainly depends o...

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Main Authors: Raza, Arshad, Rezaee, M. Reza, Chua, Han Bing, Gholami, Raoof, Hamid, Mohamed Ali, Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63038
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author Raza, Arshad
Rezaee, M. Reza
Chua, Han Bing
Gholami, Raoof
Hamid, Mohamed Ali
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
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Rezaee, M. Reza
Chua, Han Bing
Gholami, Raoof
Hamid, Mohamed Ali
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
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description Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in subsurface geologic medium is presently the most promising option for mitigating the anthropogenic CO2 emissions. To have an effective storage in immobile phase, however, it is necessary to determine the distribution of CO2 in a medium, which mainly depends on three trapping mechanisms known as capillary, dissolution and mineral mechanisms. Previous studies have emphasized on these mechanisms individually in different aspects, particularly by considering the aquifer system. The purpose of this review is to give a comprehensive discussion on the advancement made toward capillary trapping in terms of effective and non-effective factors. It also throws light into the importance of capillary trapping in depleted hydrocarbon reservoir. Considering various factors and their impacts on capillary trapping, it is suggested to carry out an integrated study for the assessment of the major and minor influential parameters for better modeling and understanding of capillary trapping in any storage medium.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-630382021-01-15T07:49:44Z Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism Raza, Arshad Rezaee, M. Reza Chua, Han Bing Gholami, Raoof Hamid, Mohamed Ali Ramasamy, Nagarajan Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in subsurface geologic medium is presently the most promising option for mitigating the anthropogenic CO2 emissions. To have an effective storage in immobile phase, however, it is necessary to determine the distribution of CO2 in a medium, which mainly depends on three trapping mechanisms known as capillary, dissolution and mineral mechanisms. Previous studies have emphasized on these mechanisms individually in different aspects, particularly by considering the aquifer system. The purpose of this review is to give a comprehensive discussion on the advancement made toward capillary trapping in terms of effective and non-effective factors. It also throws light into the importance of capillary trapping in depleted hydrocarbon reservoir. Considering various factors and their impacts on capillary trapping, it is suggested to carry out an integrated study for the assessment of the major and minor influential parameters for better modeling and understanding of capillary trapping in any storage medium. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63038 10.1016/j.ejpe.2015.08.002 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Raza, Arshad
Rezaee, M. Reza
Chua, Han Bing
Gholami, Raoof
Hamid, Mohamed Ali
Ramasamy, Nagarajan
Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism
title Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism
title_full Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism
title_fullStr Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism
title_short Carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: A review on capillary trapping mechanism
title_sort carbon dioxide storage in subsurface geologic medium: a review on capillary trapping mechanism
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63038