The chemistry and potential reactivity of the CO 2 -H 2 S charged injected waters at the basaltic CarbFix2 site, Iceland

The CarbFix2 project aims to capture and store the CO2 and H2S emissions from the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant in Iceland by underground mineral storage. The gas mixture is captured directly by its dissolution into water at elevated pressure. This fluid is then injected, along with effluent ge...

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Main Authors: Clark, DE, Gunnarsson, I, Aradóttir, ES, Þ. Arnarson, M, Þorgeirsson, ÞA, Sigurðardóttir, SS, Sigfússon, B, Snæbjörnsdóttir, SÓ, Oelkers, EH, Gíslason, SR
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
CO2 sequestration
H2S sequestration
gas injection
mineral storage
CCS
basalt
Iceland
Online Access:https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057666/1/Oelkers_EGYPRO_ICC2018_Clark_final.pdf
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10057666/
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Summary:The CarbFix2 project aims to capture and store the CO2 and H2S emissions from the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant in Iceland by underground mineral storage. The gas mixture is captured directly by its dissolution into water at elevated pressure. This fluid is then injected, along with effluent geothermal water, into subsurface basalts to mineralize the dissolved acid gases as carbonates and sulfides. Sampled effluent and gas-charged injection waters were analyzed and their mixing geochemically modeled using PHREEQC. Results suggest that carbonates, sulfides, and other secondary minerals would only precipitate after it has substantially reacted with the host basalt. Moreover, the fluid is undersaturated with respect to the most common primary and secondary minerals at the injection well outlet, suggesting that the risk of clogging fluid flow paths near the injection well is limited.

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