Carbon mineralization and geological storage of CO2 in basalt: Mechanisms and technical challenges
Climate change is taking place due to significant emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. CO2 storage in geological formations is a promising approach that can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large emitters such as the steel and cement industries. However, effective storage i...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:56068 2024-02-11T10:05:10+01:00 Carbon mineralization and geological storage of CO2 in basalt: Mechanisms and technical challenges Raza, Arshad Glatz, Guenther Gholami, Raoof Mahmoud, Mohamed Alafnan, Saad 2022-06 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56068/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56068/1/Raza%20et%20al.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036 en eng Elsevier https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56068/1/Raza%20et%20al.pdf Raza, A., Glatz, G., Gholami, R., Mahmoud, M. and Alafnan, S. (2022) Carbon mineralization and geological storage of CO2 in basalt: Mechanisms and technical challenges. Earth-Science Reviews, 229 . Art.Nr. 104036. DOI 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036>. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036 2024-01-15T00:25:24Z Climate change is taking place due to significant emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. CO2 storage in geological formations is a promising approach that can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large emitters such as the steel and cement industries. However, effective storage in underground formations requires active trapping mechanisms to reduce the likelihood of leakage. Carbon mineralization is a trapping technique that can permanently store CO2 in reactive rocks such as basalt. Although this method has been known for a long time, only two pilot projects in Iceland and the USA practiced CO2 injection into basalts. This could be mainly due to the complexity of the interactions, the rapid carbon mineralization, and the difficulty to estimate the storage capacity in the long term. In this paper, we discuss different mechanisms and technical challenges of CO2 storage in igneous rocks and propose a selection criterion based on laboratory and field-scale experience. It appears that basalt is a suitable rock for rapid carbon mineralization given its worldwide distribution, vesicular texture, and favourable mineral composition, but the lack of effective monitoring techniques and the amount of water required for injection are two major challenges that need to be addressed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Earth-Science Reviews 229 104036 |
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Climate change is taking place due to significant emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. CO2 storage in geological formations is a promising approach that can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large emitters such as the steel and cement industries. However, effective storage in underground formations requires active trapping mechanisms to reduce the likelihood of leakage. Carbon mineralization is a trapping technique that can permanently store CO2 in reactive rocks such as basalt. Although this method has been known for a long time, only two pilot projects in Iceland and the USA practiced CO2 injection into basalts. This could be mainly due to the complexity of the interactions, the rapid carbon mineralization, and the difficulty to estimate the storage capacity in the long term. In this paper, we discuss different mechanisms and technical challenges of CO2 storage in igneous rocks and propose a selection criterion based on laboratory and field-scale experience. It appears that basalt is a suitable rock for rapid carbon mineralization given its worldwide distribution, vesicular texture, and favourable mineral composition, but the lack of effective monitoring techniques and the amount of water required for injection are two major challenges that need to be addressed. |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56068/1/Raza%20et%20al.pdf Raza, A., Glatz, G., Gholami, R., Mahmoud, M. and Alafnan, S. (2022) Carbon mineralization and geological storage of CO2 in basalt: Mechanisms and technical challenges. Earth-Science Reviews, 229 . Art.Nr. 104036. DOI 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036>. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104036 |
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