Type

Text

Type

Thesis

Advisor

Liebermann, Robert | Ehm, Lars | Parise, John.

Date

2013-12-01

Keywords

Carbon Sequestration, Instrument Development, Microreactor | Geology

Department

Department of Geosciences.

Language

en_US

Source

This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77668

Publisher

The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.

Format

application/pdf

Abstract

A microreactor has been developed for in situ, high-energy x-ray diffraction investigations of reaction process between carbon dioxide, brines and rocks. Our design is an evolution of a previous existing reaction cell developed by Diefenbacher et al [1]. | Several changes and improvements have been made to the new cell design: (i) the reactor chamber will be accessible through two points, whereby any combination of gases, liquids or fluids can be injected and investigated,(ii) the CO2 flow and pressure will be controlled through a supercritical fluid pump which allows the cell to operate under a well-controlled pressure and flow conditions, and (iii) sintered polycrystalline diamond will be initially employed as X-ray transparent window material. The microreactor should allow investigation of reactions in the rock-brine-CO2 system in the pressure-temperature range of 400 bar and 600° C. The new microreactor system will increase our capabilities to perform in situ investigations of the reaction processes in between rock-brine and CO2, relevant for potential carbon storage applications in geological formations. | 45 pages

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