This book explores the industrial use of secure, permanent storage technologies for carbon dioxide (CO2), especially geological CO2 storage. Readers are invited to discover how this greenhouse gas could be spared from permanent release into the atmosphere through storage in deep rock formations. Themes explored here include CO2 reservoir management, caprock formation, bio-chemical processes and fluid migration. Particular attention is given to groundwater protection, the improvement of sensor technology, borehole seals and cement quality.
A collaborative work by scientists and industrial partners, this volume presents original research, it investigates several aspects of innovative technologies for medium-term use and it includes a detailed risk analysis.
Coal-based power generation, energy consuming industrial processes (such as steel and cement) and the burning of biomass all result in carbon dioxide. Those involved in such industries who are considering geological storage of CO2, as well as earth scientists and engineers will value this book and the innovative monitoring methods described. Researchers in the field of computer imaging and pattern recognition will also find something of interest in these chapters.
Author(s): Axel Liebscher, Ute Münch (eds.)
Series: Advanced Technologies in Earth Sciences
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 245
Tags: Geophysics/Geodesy; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture); Climate Change Management and Policy
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Joint Research Project CO 2 MAN (CO 2 MAN Reservoir Management): Continuation of Research and Development Work for CO 2 Storage at the Ketzin Pilot Site....Pages 1-32
MONACO—Monitoring Approach for Geological CO 2 Storage Sites Using a Hierarchical Observation Concept....Pages 33-57
Advances in Stable Isotope Monitoring of CO 2 Under Elevated Pressures, Temperatures and Salinities: Selected Results from the Project CO 2 ISO-LABEL....Pages 59-71
CO 2 BioPerm—Influence of Bio-geochemical CO 2 -Transformation Processes on the Long-Term Permeability....Pages 73-96
Seismic and Sub-seismic Deformation Prediction in the Context of Geological Carbon Trapping and Storage....Pages 97-113
Long-Term Safety of Well Abandonment: First Results from Large Scale Laboratory Experiments (COBRA)....Pages 115-138
“CO 2 RINA”—CO 2 Storage Risk Integrated Analysis....Pages 139-166
Saltwater Monitoring Using Long-Electrode ERT....Pages 167-182
Joint Research Project Brine: Carbon Dioxide Storage in Eastern Brandenburg: Implications for Synergetic Geothermal Heat Recovery and Conceptualization of an Early Warning System Against Freshwater Salinization....Pages 183-208
Combined Natural and Social Science Approach for Regional-Scale Characterisation of CO 2 Storage Formations and Brine Migration Risks (CO 2 BRIM)....Pages 209-227
Chances for and Limitations of Acceptance for CCS in Germany....Pages 229-245
