Carbon Dioxide Tucked into Basalt Converts to Rock
Abstract
Carbon Sequestration or storing carbon dioxide underground may be one approach to reducing atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas. Storing it in basalt formations creates a chemical reaction in which the CO2 is transformed into a mineral similar to limestone enabling permanent storage underground. A field study by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory shows that chemical happens quickly. Within two years, CO2 injected underground in Washington state had converted to the carbonate mineral ankerite.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1333687
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CO2; SALT; ROCK; GREENHOUSE GAS
Citation Formats
McGrail, Pete. Carbon Dioxide Tucked into Basalt Converts to Rock. United States: N. p., 2016.
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McGrail, Pete. Carbon Dioxide Tucked into Basalt Converts to Rock. United States.
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"Carbon Dioxide Tucked into Basalt Converts to Rock". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1333687.
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abstractNote = {Carbon Sequestration or storing carbon dioxide underground may be one approach to reducing atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas. Storing it in basalt formations creates a chemical reaction in which the CO2 is transformed into a mineral similar to limestone enabling permanent storage underground. A field study by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory shows that chemical happens quickly. Within two years, CO2 injected underground in Washington state had converted to the carbonate mineral ankerite.},
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year = {Fri Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2016},
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