The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source
© International Union of Crystallography, 2017. Continuous improvements at X-ray imaging beamlines at synchrotron light sources have made dynamic synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography (SXR-μCT) experiments more routinely available to users, with a rapid increase in demand given its tremendous...
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ftcdlib:qt36n7n4t2 2023-05-15T17:57:31+02:00 The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source Voltolini, M Haboub, A Dou, S Kwon, TH Macdowell, AA Parkinson, DY Ajo-Franklin, J 1237 - 1249 2017-11-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/36n7n4t2 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt36n7n4t2 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/36n7n4t2 public Voltolini, M; Haboub, A; Dou, S; Kwon, TH; Macdowell, AA; Parkinson, DY; et al.(2017). The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 24(6), 1237 - 1249. doi:10.1107/S1600577517012449. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/36n7n4t2 article 2017 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577517012449 2018-09-28T22:52:49Z © International Union of Crystallography, 2017. Continuous improvements at X-ray imaging beamlines at synchrotron light sources have made dynamic synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography (SXR-μCT) experiments more routinely available to users, with a rapid increase in demand given its tremendous potential in very diverse areas. In this work a survey of five different four-dimensional SXR-μCT experiments is presented, examining five different parameters linked to the evolution of the investigated system, and tackling problems in different areas in earth sciences. SXR-μCT is used to monitor the microstructural evolution of the investigated sample with the following variables: (i) high temperature, observing in situ oil shale pyrolysis; (ii) low temperature, replicating the generation of permafrost; (iii) high pressure, to study the invasion of supercritical CO2in deep aquifers; (iv) uniaxial stress, to monitor the closure of a fracture filled with proppant, in shale; (v) reactive flow, to observe the evolution of the hydraulic properties in a porous rock subject to dissolution. For each of these examples, it is shown how dynamic SXR-μCT was able to provide new answers to questions related to climate and energy studies, highlighting the significant opportunities opened recently by the technique.Recent developments in in situ synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography allow novel time-resolved experiments. Five different dynamic micro-computed tomography experiments addressing carbon sequestration, permafrost evolution and unconventional oil recovery topics are presented. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost University of California: eScholarship Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 24 6 1237 1249 |
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© International Union of Crystallography, 2017. Continuous improvements at X-ray imaging beamlines at synchrotron light sources have made dynamic synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography (SXR-μCT) experiments more routinely available to users, with a rapid increase in demand given its tremendous potential in very diverse areas. In this work a survey of five different four-dimensional SXR-μCT experiments is presented, examining five different parameters linked to the evolution of the investigated system, and tackling problems in different areas in earth sciences. SXR-μCT is used to monitor the microstructural evolution of the investigated sample with the following variables: (i) high temperature, observing in situ oil shale pyrolysis; (ii) low temperature, replicating the generation of permafrost; (iii) high pressure, to study the invasion of supercritical CO2in deep aquifers; (iv) uniaxial stress, to monitor the closure of a fracture filled with proppant, in shale; (v) reactive flow, to observe the evolution of the hydraulic properties in a porous rock subject to dissolution. For each of these examples, it is shown how dynamic SXR-μCT was able to provide new answers to questions related to climate and energy studies, highlighting the significant opportunities opened recently by the technique.Recent developments in in situ synchrotron X-ray micro-computed tomography allow novel time-resolved experiments. Five different dynamic micro-computed tomography experiments addressing carbon sequestration, permafrost evolution and unconventional oil recovery topics are presented. |
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Voltolini, M Haboub, A Dou, S Kwon, TH Macdowell, AA Parkinson, DY Ajo-Franklin, J The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source |
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The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source |
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The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source |
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The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source |
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The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source |
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The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source |
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emerging role of 4d synchrotron x-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the advanced light source |
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Voltolini, M; Haboub, A; Dou, S; Kwon, TH; Macdowell, AA; Parkinson, DY; et al.(2017). The emerging role of 4D synchrotron X-ray micro-tomography for climate and fossil energy studies: Five experiments showing the present capabilities at beamline 8.3.2 at the Advanced Light Source. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 24(6), 1237 - 1249. doi:10.1107/S1600577517012449. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/36n7n4t2 |
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