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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254016603321

Titolo

Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations / / edited by Auli Niemi, Jacob Bear, Jacob Bensabat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIX, 554 p. 154 illus., 115 illus. in color.)

Collana

Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, , 0924-6118 ; ; 29

Disciplina

551.4

Soggetti

Hydrogeology

Geophysics

Geochemistry

Environmental monitoring

Geophysics/Geodesy

Monitoring/Environmental Analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

CO2 storage in deep geological formations -- The concept -- Field characterization techniques -- Processes occurring during injection, spreading and storage of CO2 -- Mathematical models -- Laboratory experiments -- Natural analogue studies -- Numerical modeling of CO2 geological storage -- Field sites and field studies -- Performance assessment of CO2 storage sites -- Legislation and regulations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers readers a comprehensive overview, and an in-depth understanding, of suitable methods for quantifying and characterizing saline aquifers for the geological storage of CO2. It begins with a general overview of the methodology and the processes that take place when CO2 is injected and stored in deep saline-water-containing formations. It subsequently presents mathematical and numerical models used for predicting the consequences of CO2 injection.  This book provides descriptions of relevant experimental methods, from laboratory experiments to field scale site characterization and techniques for monitoring spreading of the injected CO2 within the formation. Experiences from a number of important field injection



projects are reviewed, as are those from CO2 natural analog sites. Lastly, the book presents relevant risk management methods. Geological storage of CO2 is widely considered to be a key technology capable of substantially reducing the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere, thereby reducing the negative impacts of such releases on the global climate. Around the world, projects are already in full swing, while others are now being initiated and executed to demonstrate the technology.  Deep saline formations are the geological formations considered to hold the highest storage potential, due to their abundance worldwide. To date, however, these formations have been relatively poorly characterized, due to their low economic value. Accordingly, the processes involved in injecting and storing CO2 in such formations still need to be better quantified and methods for characterizing, modeling and monitoring this type of CO2 storage in such formations must be rapidly developed and refined.