Under the geological rug: The fluid dynamics of CO2 sequestration

Add to your list(s) Download to your calendar using vCal

• Dr Jerome A. Neufeld ( BP Institute, Departments of Earth Sciences & Applied Mathematics and )
• Tuesday 17 February 2015, 20:00-21:30
• McGrath Centre, St Catharine's College.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Bethany Christian-Edwards.

The risks associated with large-scale global warming coupled with the continued scale of human carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has driven research in new mitigation strategies, including the geological storage of CO2 in deep saline aquifers. Currently, CO2 is injected in a number of large field trials where it can be seen to rise and spread through porous rock, raising key questions about the feasibility of this emerging technology. How far is CO2 likely to spread, can it be trapped permanently, and what are the risks of leakage? We’ll explore these questions, showing how laboratory scale fluid models (and perhaps some live demonstrations) can help us interpret field scale industrial trials.

This talk is part of the John Ray Society series.

This talk is included in these lists:

• John Ray Society
• McGrath Centre, St Catharine's College

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.