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Geological Carbon Sequestration

Geological Carbon Sequestration Research Publications

Lu P, Zhang GR; Apps J, Gysi A, Zhu C (2024). Knowledge gaps and research needs for modeling CO₂ mineralization in the basalt-CO₂-water system: A Review of Laboratory Experiments. Earth-Science Reviews, DOI.
Zuo ZD, Lu P, Zhu C, Ji XY. (2024) A SAFT equation of state for the CH₄–CO₂–H₂O–NaCl quaternary system. Chemical Geology. DOI.
Wei W, Lu P, Zhu C, Luo P, Mesdour R. (2024) Advanced machine learning models for CO₂ and H₂S solubility in water and NaCl brine: Implications for geoenergy extraction and carbon storage. Energy & Fuels, DOI

CO₂ and Co-injectant Solubility (impurities in CO₂ streams)

Ji X and Zhu C (2013) Predicting possible effects of H₂S impurity on CO₂ transportation and geological storage. Environmental Science & Technology 47: 55-62. DOI.
Ji X and Zhu C (2012) A SAFT Equation of State for the Quaternary H₂S-CO₂-H₂O-NaCl system. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 91: 40–59. DOI.
Ji X. and Zhu C (2010) Modelling of phase equilibria in the H₂S-H₂O system with statistical associating fluid theory. Energy & Fuels 24, 6208-6213. DOI.
Hu J, Duan Z, Zhu C, and Chou I (2007) PVTx properties of the CO₂-H₂O and CO₂-H₂O-NaCl systems below 647K: Assessment of experimental data and thermodynamic models. Chemical Geology, v. 238, p.249-267.
Duan Z., Sun R, Liu R, and Zhu C (2007) Accurate thermodynamic model for H₂S solubility in pure water and brines. Energy & Fuels, v. 21, 2056-2065.
Duan Z, Sun R, Zhu C and Chou I (2006) An improved model for the calculation of CO₂ solubility in aqueous solutions containing Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl^-, and SO₄^2-. Marine Chemistry. v.98, 131-139.

Reactive Transport Modeling of CO₂ Storage and Interaction with Cap Rocks

Shabani B, Lu P, Kammer R, and Zhu C (2022) Effects of Hydrogeological Heterogeneity on CO₂ Migration and Mineral Trapping: 3D Reactive Transport Modeling of Geological CO₂ Storage in the Mt. Simon Sandstone, Indiana, USA. Energies, v15. DOI.
Lu P, Zhang GR, Huang Y, Apps J, and Zhu C (2022) Dawsonite as a temporary but effective sink for geological carbon storage. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. v119: 103733. DOI.
ZhangGR, ^*Lu P, Huang Y, Li GH, and ^*Zhu C (2021) Investigation of mineral trapping processes based on coherent front propagation theory: A dawsonite-rich natural CO₂ reservoir as an example. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control v110, 103400. DOI.
^‡Zhang GR, ^‡Lu P, ^‡Zhang YL, Wei XM, and ^*Zhu C (2016) Impacts of mineral reaction kinetics and regional groundwater flow on long-term CO₂ fate at Sleipner. Energy & Fuel 30(5): 4159-4180. DOI
Zhu C, ^‡Zhang GR, ^‡Lu P, ^‡Meng LF, and Ji X (2015) Benchmark modeling of the Sleipner CO₂ plume: Calibration to seismic data for the uppermost layer and model sensitivity analysis. The International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 43: 233-246. DOI
Zhang GR, ^‡Peng L, ^‡Zhang YL, Wei XM, and ^*Zhu C (2015) Effects of rate law formulation on predicting CO₂ sequestration in sandstone formations. International Journal of Energy Research 39(14): 1890-1908. DOI.
Liu Faye (Yifei), Lu P, Zhu C, and Xiao Y (2011) Coupled reactive transport modeling of CO₂ Sequestration in the Mt. Simon Sandstone Formation, Midwest U.S.A. The International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. DOI
Strazisar BR, Zhu C, and Hedges SW (2006) Preliminary modeling of the long-term fate of CO₂ following injection into deep geological formations. Environmental Geosciences 13, no.1, 1-15, 2006.

Mineralogical or above Ground Carbon Sequestration (U.S. Patent 7922792 "Method for Sequestration of CO₂ and SO₂ Utilizing a Plurality of Waste Streams")

Dilmore R, Lu P Soong, Allen Y, Hedges H, Fu JK, Dobbs C, Degalbo A, Zhu, C (2008) Sequestration of CO₂ in mixtures of bauxite residue and saline waste water. Energy & Fuels, v 22, No.1, p.343-353.

Laboratory Experiments on Host Rock Reactivity and Caprock Integrity

Lu P, Fu Q, Seyfried Jr. WE, Jones K, and Zhu C (2013) Coupled alkali feldspar dissolution and secondary mineral precipitation in batch systems: 2 Effects of CO₂ and implications for carbon sequestration. Applied Geochemistry 30: 75-90. DOI
Liu F(Yifei), Lu P, Griffth C, Hedges SW, and Zhu C (2012) CO₂-caprock-brine interaction: Reactivity Experiments on Eau Claire Shale and a review of literature. TheInternational Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 7: 153–167. DOI.
Lu P, Fu Q, Seyfried WE Jr, Hereford AG, and Zhu C (2010) Navajo Sandstone-Brine-CO₂ interaction: Implications for Geological Carbon Sequestration. Environmental Earth Sciences, 62 (1): 101-118. DOI

Single Mineral Reaction Kinetics with Applications to CCUS (last five years)

^‡Kang JT, Bracco JN, Rimstidt JR, Zhu GH, Huang F, and ^*Zhu C (2022). Ba attachment and detachment fluxes to and from barite surfaces in ¹³⁷Ba-enriched solutions with variable [Ba²⁺]/[SO₄^2-] ratios near solubility equilibrium. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. v317, 180-200. DOI.
Zhu C, ^‡ZhangYL, Rimstidt JD, Gong L, ^‡Burkhart, JA, Chen KY, and Yuan HL (2021) Testing hypotheses of albite dissolution mechanisms at near-equilibrium using Si isotope tracers. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. v303, 15-37. DOI.
Zhu C,Rimstidt JD, ^‡ZhangYL, ^‡KangJT, Schott J, and Yuan HL (2020) Decoupling feldspar dissolution and precipitation rates at near-equilibrium with Si isotope tracers: Implications for modeling silicate weathering. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. v271, 132-153. DOI.
Gong L, Rimstidt JD^†, ^‡Zhang YL, Chen KY and *Zhu C (2019) Unidirectional kaolinite dissolution rates at near-equilibrium and near-neutral pH conditions. Applied Clay Science v182. DOI
Zhang YL, Gong L, Chen KY, ^‡Burkhart J, Yuan HL and ^*Zhu C (2020) A method for Si isotope tracer kinetics experiments: Using Q-ICP-MS to obtain ²⁹Si/²⁸Si ratios in aqueous solutions. Chemical Geology v531. DOI
Rimstidt, JD, ^‡Zhang Y and^*Zhu C (2016) Rate equations for sodium catalyzed amorphous silica dissolution. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 195: 120-125. DOI
Zhu C, ^‡Liu ZY, ‡Wang C, ^‡Schaefer A, ^‡Lu P, ^‡Zhang GR, ^‡Zhang YL, Georg RB, Rimstidt JD and Yuan HL (2016) Measuring silicate mineral dissolution rates using Si isotope doping. Chemical Geology, 445: 146-163. DOI

Geochemical Modeling Tools

Lu P, Zhang GR, Apps J and ^*Zhu C (2022) Comparison of thermodynamic data files for PHREEQC. Earth-Science Reviews.DOI
Zhang GR, Lu P, ^‡Zhang YL, ^‡Tu K and ^*Zhu C (2020) SupPhreeqc: A program to generate customized Phreeqc thermodynamic database based on Supcrtbl. Computers & Geosciences. v143. DOI.
^‡Zhang YL, ^‡Hu B, Teng YG and ^*Zhu C (2019) A library of BASIC scripts of reaction rates for geochemical modeling using Phreeqc. Computers & Geosciences, v133.DOI
^‡Zimmer K, ^‡Zhang YL, ^‡Lu P, ^‡Chen YY, ^‡Zhang GR and ^*Zhu C (2016) SUPCRTBL: A revised and extended thermodynamic dataset and software package of SUPCRT92. Computers & Geosciences 90: 97-111. DOI.

Online Geochemical Modeling Tools https://models.earth.indiana.edu

(About ~7000 users/visitors from 89 countries in the past two years)

CO₂ Solubility Calculator: Users input temperature, pressure, and NaCl molality, and the online tool generates CO₂
H₂S Solubility Calculator: H₂S is a common impurity in CO₂ streams in CCUS. Users input temperature, pressure, NaCl molality, and H₂S and CO_s mole fractions, the online tool generates H₂S solubility.
Online PHREEQC: We developed an online version of the US Geological Survey modeling software for speciation – solubility reaction path, and one-dimensional coupled reactive transport modeling.
Online SUPCRTBL: An online version of SUPCRT that is dynamically linked to a MySQL database to make preparation of input files easier.

Geological Carbon Sequestration

Geological Carbon Sequestration Research Publications

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