Al-Yaseri, A. and Abdulelah, H. and Yekeen, N. and Ali, M. and Negash, B.M. and Zhang, Y. (2021) Assessment of CO2/shale interfacial tension. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 627. ISSN 09277757
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Caprocks/CO2 interfacial tension (γsc) is an essential parameter that helps to provide insights into the interaction between CO2and caprocks. Lower values of γsc suggest stronger CO2- caprocks interaction (lower CO2capacity is inferred) and vice versa. Rocks/CO2 interfacial tension also explains why different minerals have different wettability to CO2 at the same pressure and temperature. Two caprock samples acquired from a potential CO2 storage site in New South Wales in Australia were used in this work. All the laboratory measurements were conducted at varying pressure from 5 MPa to 20 MPa and a temperature of 343 K. Our findings suggest that solid/CO2 interfacial tension (γsc) in caprocks is highly dependent on total organic carbon (TOC) percentage, pressure, and quartz content. γsc in sample-2 of higher TOC and quartz (TOC =0.11 wt, quartz = 62) is lower than γsc in sample-1 of lower TOC and quartz (TOC =0.081 wt, quartz = 31. The higher percentage of TOC and quartz increases the hydrophobic sites available in the sample, allowing stronger affinity towards CO2. Lower interfacial tension implies a stronger affinity of CO2 towards caprock surface (the high chance that CO2 will enter through caprocks and causes leakage). Therefore, it can be inferred that high TOC caprocks offer a lower CO2 trapping integrity, hence reducing their CO2 storage capacity. A remarkable relationship between solid/CO2 interfacial tension and CO2 density�which is easy to determine � at different pressures (up to 20 MPa) and 343 K temperature was also demonstrated in this work. This insight can significantly enhance Carbon Geosequestration processes' fundamental understanding. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | cited By 33 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Carbon; Organic carbon; Quartz; Surface tension, Australia; Cap rock; Carbon geo-sequestration; Carbon percentages; Laboratory measurements; New South Wales; Pressure and temperature; Storage sites; Structural trapping; Total Organic Carbon, Carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide; silicon dioxide, Article; Australia; carbon sequestration; chemical interaction; controlled study; density; hydrophobicity; New South Wales; pressure; reduction (chemistry); storage; surface property; temperature; tension; total organic carbon |
Depositing User: | Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP |
Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2023 03:28 |
Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2023 03:28 |
URI: | https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/14355 |