Pore scale study of multiphase multicomponent reactive transport during CO2 dissolution trapping
Abstract
Solubility trapping is crucial for permanent CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers. For the first time, a pore-scale numerical method is developed to investigate coupled scCO2-water two-phase flow, multicomponent (CO2(aq), H+, HCO3–, CO32– and OH–) mass transport, heterogeneous interfacial dissolution reaction, and homogeneous dissociation reactions. Pore-scale details of evolutions of multiphase distributions and concentration fields are presented and discussed. Time evolutions of several variables including averaged CO2(aq) concentration, scCO2 saturation, and pH value are analyzed. Specific interfacial length, an important variable which cannot be determined but is required by continuum models, is investigated in detail. Mass transport coefficient or efficient dissolution rate is also evaluated. The pore-scale results show strong non-equilibrium characteristics during solubility trapping due to non-uniform distributions of multiphase as well as slow mass transport process. Complicated coupling mechanisms between multiphase flow, mass transport and chemical reactions are also revealed. Lastly, effects of wettability are also studied. The pore-scale studies provide deep understanding of non-linear non-equilibrium multiple physicochemical processes during CO2 solubility trapping processes, and also allow to quantitatively predict some important empirical relationships, such as saturation-interfacial surface area, for continuum models.
- Authors:
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- Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Shaanxi (China)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1435529
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-17-30476
Journal ID: ISSN 0309-1708
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Advances in Water Resources
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 116; Journal ID: ISSN 0309-1708
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Earth Sciences; CO2 sequestration; Solubility trapping; Multiphase flow; Reactive transport; Porous media; Lattice Boltzmann method
Citation Formats
Chen, Li, Wang, Mengyi, Kang, Qinjun, and Tao, Wenquan. Pore scale study of multiphase multicomponent reactive transport during CO2 dissolution trapping. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.02.018.
Chen, Li, Wang, Mengyi, Kang, Qinjun, & Tao, Wenquan. Pore scale study of multiphase multicomponent reactive transport during CO2 dissolution trapping. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.02.018
Chen, Li, Wang, Mengyi, Kang, Qinjun, and Tao, Wenquan. Thu .
"Pore scale study of multiphase multicomponent reactive transport during CO2 dissolution trapping". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.02.018. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1435529.
@article{osti_1435529,
title = {Pore scale study of multiphase multicomponent reactive transport during CO2 dissolution trapping},
author = {Chen, Li and Wang, Mengyi and Kang, Qinjun and Tao, Wenquan},
abstractNote = {Solubility trapping is crucial for permanent CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers. For the first time, a pore-scale numerical method is developed to investigate coupled scCO2-water two-phase flow, multicomponent (CO2(aq), H+, HCO3–, CO32– and OH–) mass transport, heterogeneous interfacial dissolution reaction, and homogeneous dissociation reactions. Pore-scale details of evolutions of multiphase distributions and concentration fields are presented and discussed. Time evolutions of several variables including averaged CO2(aq) concentration, scCO2 saturation, and pH value are analyzed. Specific interfacial length, an important variable which cannot be determined but is required by continuum models, is investigated in detail. Mass transport coefficient or efficient dissolution rate is also evaluated. The pore-scale results show strong non-equilibrium characteristics during solubility trapping due to non-uniform distributions of multiphase as well as slow mass transport process. Complicated coupling mechanisms between multiphase flow, mass transport and chemical reactions are also revealed. Lastly, effects of wettability are also studied. The pore-scale studies provide deep understanding of non-linear non-equilibrium multiple physicochemical processes during CO2 solubility trapping processes, and also allow to quantitatively predict some important empirical relationships, such as saturation-interfacial surface area, for continuum models.},
doi = {10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.02.018},
journal = {Advances in Water Resources},
number = ,
volume = 116,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Thu Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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