McGrail, B. Peter; et al. (2016): Field Validation of Supercritical CO 2 Reactivity with Basalts

McGrail, B. Peter; Schaef, Herbert T.; Spane, Frank A.; Cliff, John B.; Qafoku, Odeta; Horner, Jake A. et al. (2016): Field Validation of Supercritical CO2 Reactivity with Basalts. In Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. DOI 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00387

„Continued global use of fossil fuels places a premium on developing technology solutions to minimize increases in atmospheric CO₂ levels. CO₂ storage in reactive basalts might be one of these solutions by permanently converting injected gaseous CO₂ into solid carbonates. Herein, we report results from a field demonstration in which ∼1000 metric tons of CO₂ was injected into a natural basalt formation in eastern Washington state.“

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