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Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation
Abstract
Prevention of wellbore CO2 leakage is a critical component of any successful carbon capture, utilization, and storage program. Sporosarcina pasteurii is a bacterium that has demonstrated the potential ability to seal a compromised wellbore through the enzymatic precipitation of CaCO3. In this paper, we investigate the growth of S. pasteurii in a synthetic brine that mimics the Illinois Basin and on Mt. Simon sandstone encased in Class H Portland cement under high pressure and supercritical CO2 (PCO2) conditions. The bacterium grew optimum at 30 °C compared to 40 °C under ambient and high pressure (10 MPa) conditions; and growth was comparable in experiments at high PCO2. Sporosarcina pasteurii actively induced the biomineralization of CaCO3 polymorphs and MgCa(CO3)2 in both ambient and high pressure conditions as observed in electron microscopy. In contrast, abiotic (non-biological) samples exposed to CO2 resulted in the formation of surficial vaterite and calcite. Finally, the ability of S. pasteurii to grow under subsurface conditions may be a promising mechanism to enhance wellbore integrity.
- Authors:
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- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Albany, OR (United States)
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States). College of Science
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1263589
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 49; Journal ID: ISSN 1750-5836
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; Biofilm; Biomineralization; Bioprecipitation; Carbon sequestration; Sporosarcina pasteurii; Supercritical CO2
Citation Formats
Verba, C., Thurber, A. R., Alleau, Y., Koley, D., Colwell, F., and Torres, M. E. Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.03.019.
Verba, C., Thurber, A. R., Alleau, Y., Koley, D., Colwell, F., & Torres, M. E. Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.03.019
Verba, C., Thurber, A. R., Alleau, Y., Koley, D., Colwell, F., and Torres, M. E. 2016.
"Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.03.019. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1263589.
@article{osti_1263589,
title = {Mineral changes in cement-sandstone matrices induced by biocementation},
author = {Verba, C. and Thurber, A. R. and Alleau, Y. and Koley, D. and Colwell, F. and Torres, M. E.},
abstractNote = {Prevention of wellbore CO2 leakage is a critical component of any successful carbon capture, utilization, and storage program. Sporosarcina pasteurii is a bacterium that has demonstrated the potential ability to seal a compromised wellbore through the enzymatic precipitation of CaCO3. In this paper, we investigate the growth of S. pasteurii in a synthetic brine that mimics the Illinois Basin and on Mt. Simon sandstone encased in Class H Portland cement under high pressure and supercritical CO2 (PCO2) conditions. The bacterium grew optimum at 30 °C compared to 40 °C under ambient and high pressure (10 MPa) conditions; and growth was comparable in experiments at high PCO2. Sporosarcina pasteurii actively induced the biomineralization of CaCO3 polymorphs and MgCa(CO3)2 in both ambient and high pressure conditions as observed in electron microscopy. In contrast, abiotic (non-biological) samples exposed to CO2 resulted in the formation of surficial vaterite and calcite. Finally, the ability of S. pasteurii to grow under subsurface conditions may be a promising mechanism to enhance wellbore integrity.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.03.019},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1263589},
journal = {International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control},
issn = {1750-5836},
number = ,
volume = 49,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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