Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Niemi, Auli (Editor), Bear, Jacob (Editor), Bensabat, Jacob (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, 29
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geochemistry.; Geophysics.; Hydrogeology.; Environmental monitoring.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.