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Development of an Eco-Sustainable Solution for the Second Life of Decommissioned Oil and Gas Platforms: The Mineral Accretion Technology

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  • Lucia Margheritini

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Caserta, Italy
    Department of Civil Engineering, Division of Water and Environment, Aalborg University, Thomas Manns Vej 23, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark
    Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Niels Bohrs Vej 8, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark)

  • Giuseppina Colaleo

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Caserta, Italy)

  • Pasquale Contestabile

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Caserta, Italy
    Inter-University National Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), P.zzale Flaminio, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Trine Larsen Bjørgård

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Division of Water and Environment, Aalborg University, Thomas Manns Vej 23, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark)

  • Morten Enggrob Simonsen

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Division of Water and Environment, Aalborg University, Thomas Manns Vej 23, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark)

  • Caterina Lanfredi

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Caserta, Italy)

  • Antonio Dell’Anno

    (Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy)

  • Diego Vicinanza

    (Department of Engineering, University of Campania, via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Caserta, Italy
    Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Napoli, Italy)

Abstract

With the approaching end of the productive lives of offshore oil and gas platforms, the issue about decommissioning and what to do with existing structures arises. In this regard, this study aims to test solutions, at a preliminary level, for the eco-sustainable reuse of platforms at the end of their extraction phase. In particular, mineral accretion technology is applied by low-voltage electrolysis of seawater due to the precipitation of calcium carbonate on a cathode material in order to assess the protection capacity of the platforms against corrosion. This approach allows the extension of a platform’s “life” under a more sustainable purpose. The results, derived from laboratory and field experiments, will allow us to reduce uncertainties and define the best operating conditions to increase the efficiency of the mineral accretion technology in the marine ecosystem. The data collection on the main parameters that influence the process (i.e., temperature, salinity, and applied current) and the quantitative analysis of the collected material allowed us to acquire a better knowledge about mineral composition and deposition rate.

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  • Lucia Margheritini & Giuseppina Colaleo & Pasquale Contestabile & Trine Larsen Bjørgård & Morten Enggrob Simonsen & Caterina Lanfredi & Antonio Dell’Anno & Diego Vicinanza, 2020. "Development of an Eco-Sustainable Solution for the Second Life of Decommissioned Oil and Gas Platforms: The Mineral Accretion Technology," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-17, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:9:p:3742-:d:354236
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