Potential for carbon dioxide sequestration in flood basalts

McGrail, B. Peter; Schaef, Herbert T.; Ho, Anita M.; Chien, Yi Wen; Dooley, James J.; Davidson, Casie L.

doi:10.1029/2005jb004169

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“…Both microcrystalline groundmass and residual glass contain significant Ca, Mg and Fe. Therefore basalts could be candidate host rocks for CO 2 sequestration (Matter et al, 2007;McGrail et al, 2006). If the basalt flows are buried and overlain by impermeable sedimentary cap rocks, they could be favorable potential repositories of supercritical CO 2 , particularly if tectonic deformation were to create structural traps.…”

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Mineralization of carbon dioxide sequestered in volcanogenic sandstone reservoir rocks

Zhang

DePaolo

et al. 2013

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

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Mineralization of carbon dioxide sequestered in volcanogenic sandstone reservoir rocks

Zhang

DePaolo

et al. 2013

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

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“…Currently, two CCSM approaches are being considered: (i) in situ -whereby the CO 2 is injected underground into a suitable host-rock where it reacts to form carbonate [Kelemen and Matter, 2008;Kelemen et al, 2011;Matter and Kelemen, 2009;McGrail et al, 2014;McGrail et al, 2006;Schaef et al, 2011]; and (ii) ex situ, which involves carbonation of feedstock materials above-ground in a specifically designed CCSM plant [Fagerlund et al, 2009;Lackner et al, 1997;Larachi et al, 2012;Park and Fan, 2004;Sanna et al, 2014;Sanna et al, 2013;Wang and Maroto-Valer, 2011a;b;Werner et al, 2013]. Both host-rock for injection and feedstock materials must be widely available and contain large proportions of easily-extractable cations (i.e.…”

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Acid-dissolution of antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite for ex situ carbon capture and storage by mineralisation

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Serpentine minerals serve as a Mg donor in carbon capture and storage by mineralisation (CCSM).The acid-treatment of nine comprehensively-examined serpentine polymorphs and polytypes, and the subsequent microanalysis of their post-test residues highlighted several aspects of great importance to the choice of the optimal feed material for CCSM. Compelling evidence for the nonuniformity of serpentine mineral performance was revealed, and the following order of increasing Mg extraction efficiency after three hours of acid-leaching was established: Al-bearing polygonal serpentine (<5%) ≤ Al-bearing lizardite 1T (≈5%) < antigorite (24-29%) < well-ordered lizardite 2H 1 (≈65%) ≤ Al-poor lizardite 1T (≈68%) < chrysotile (≈70%) < poorly-ordered lizardite 2H 1 (≈80%) < nanotubular chrysotile (≈85%).It was recognised that the Mg extraction efficiency of the minerals depended greatly on the intrinsic properties of crystal structure, chemistry and rock microtexture. On this basis, antigorite and Albearing well-ordered lizardite were rejected as potential feedstock material whereas any chrysotile, non-aluminous, widely spaced lizardite and/or disordered serpentine were recommended.The formation of peripheral siliceous layers, tens of microns thick, was not universal and depended greatly upon the intrinsic microtexture of the leached particles. This study provides the first comprehensive investigation of nine, carefully-selected serpentine minerals, covering most varieties and polytypes, under the same experimental conditions. We focused on material characterisation and the identification of the intrinsic properties of the minerals that affect particle's reactivity. It can therefore serve as a generic basis for any acid-based CCSM pre-treatment.

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“…Takahashi et al (21) present a general geochemical model for mineral trapping in basalt. Recent laboratory experiments demonstrate the potential for rapid carbonate precipitation in fresh continental flood basalt (22). Dissolution and precipitation reactions in deep-sea basalt can proceed in fluid-filled fractures and pores at rates equal to or greater than measured in the laboratory (22,23).…”

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“…Recent laboratory experiments demonstrate the potential for rapid carbonate precipitation in fresh continental flood basalt (22). Dissolution and precipitation reactions in deep-sea basalt can proceed in fluid-filled fractures and pores at rates equal to or greater than measured in the laboratory (22,23). Carbonate precipitation over time may alter in situ porosity and permeability within basalt aquifers, however, and thus progressively decrease the CO 2 -basalt reaction rate to a finite limit.…”

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Carbon dioxide sequestration in deep-sea basalt

Goldberg

Takahashi

Slagle

2008

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Developing a method for secure sequestration of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in geological formations is one of our most pressing global scientific problems. Injection into deep-sea basalt formations provides unique and significant advantages over other potential geological storage options, including (i) vast reservoir capacities sufficient to accommodate centuries-long U.S. production of fossil fuel CO2 at locations within pipeline distances to populated areas and CO2 sources along the U.S. west coast; (ii) sufficiently closed water-rock circulation pathways for the chemical reaction of CO2 with basalt to produce stable and nontoxic (Ca 2؉ , Mg 2؉ , Fe 2؉ )CO3 infilling minerals, and (iii) significant risk reduction for post-injection leakage by geological, gravitational, and hydrate-trapping mechanisms. CO2 sequestration in established sediment-covered basalt aquifers on the Juan de Fuca plate offer promising locations to securely accommodate more than a century of future U.S. emissions, warranting energized scientific research, technological assessment, and economic evaluation to establish a viable pilot injection program in the future.climate change ͉ ocean crust ͉ climate mitigation ͉ fossil fuel emissions ͉ energy I n recent years, the debate over the most effective means to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere has not focused on a single solution but has endorsed multiple approaches to this global problem that require a variety of technologies (1-4). In its latest report on carbon capture and storage, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (5) noted that geological storage of industrial CO 2 emissions can contribute significantly to achieving a stable solution over the next several decades. Among geological storage techniques, CO 2 injection into deep saline aquifers, or its reinjection into depleted oil and gas reservoirs, has potentially large storage capacity and geographic ubiquity (6-10). The effectiveness of these methods for CO 2 sequestration depends strongly on the reservoir capacity, retention time, stability, and risk for leakage (11,12). Gunter et al. (13) discuss two primary trapping mechanisms for CO 2 injected into an aquifer: physical trapping and geochemical trapping. The first involves low-permeability caprocks or stratigraphic seals that physically impede vertical migration of injected CO 2 to the surface. Sedimentary aquifers, such as depleted oil reservoirs, offer established reservoirs for physical trapping, but generally lack geochemical trapping potential. Geochemical trapping (13), also known as mineral trapping, involves long-term reactions of CO 2 with host rocks and the formation of stable minerals such as carbonates under in situ conditions. In nature, mineral carbonization of host rocks occurs in a variety of well documented settings, such as hydrothermal alteration at volcanic springs (14), through surface weathering (15), and in deep ocean vent systems (16). These processes are commonly associated with serpentinization in ultramafic and mafic roc...

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Potential for carbon dioxide sequestration in flood basalts

Cited by 345 publications

References 53 publications

Mineralization of carbon dioxide sequestered in volcanogenic sandstone reservoir rocks

Mineralization of carbon dioxide sequestered in volcanogenic sandstone reservoir rocks

Acid-dissolution of antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite for ex situ carbon capture and storage by mineralisation

Carbon dioxide sequestration in deep-sea basalt

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