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Environmental isotopes in CO 2 geological sequestration

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  • Jie Li
  • Zhonghe Pang

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Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration (CCS) in deep geological formations has recently emerged as an important option for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and due to the complexity of the issue, CCS has turned into a multiple‐discipline research area. Environmental isotopes have been used in various CCS projects worldwide for evaluating trapping mechanisms, selecting storage sites, and monitoring for storage safety. Environmental isotopes are found useful in the investigation of many CCS issues and are particularly effective in identifying phase states (free, dissolved, and mineral state), and in quantifying structural, solubility, and mineral trapping forms of CO 2 . We used published laboratory results to successfully verify different methods for quantifying structural trapping mechanisms. Our results show that, in short time scales, saturation of the formation with free CO 2 ‐phase can be obtained from oxygen isotope measurements on CO 2 and/or reservoir brine, and carbon isotope of dissolved inorganic carbon can be used to trace dissolution in brine. Carbon isotopes and other parameters, such as CO 2 /-super-3He ratio, can also be used to confirm the mineral trapping mechanism in natural gas fields. Environmental isotopes can also be used to distinguish mineralogical composition of formations, and to identify hydrodynamic conditions for site selection in addition to monitor potential CO 2 leakage. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

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  • Jie Li & Zhonghe Pang, 2015. "Environmental isotopes in CO 2 geological sequestration," Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 5(4), pages 374-388, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:greenh:v:5:y:2015:i:4:p:374-388
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