Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 7, Issue 5, Pages 5338-5345Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06374
Keywords
Flue gas; CO2 capture and storage; Frozen sediments; Climate change; Gas hydrates; Permafrost
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Russia
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The climate system is changing globally, and there is substantial evidence that subsea permafrost and gas hydrate reservoirs are melting in high-latitude regions of the Earth, resulting in large volumes of CO2 (from organic carbon deposits) and CH4 (from gas hydrate reserves) venting into the atmosphere. Here, we propose the formation of flue gas hydrates in permafrost regions and marine sediments for both the geological storage of CO2 and the secondary sealing of CH4/CO2 release in one simple process, which could greatly reduce the cost of CO2 capture and storage (CCS). The kinetics of flue gas hydrate formation inside frozen and unfrozen sediments was investigated under realistic conditions using a highly accurate method and a well-characterized system. The results are detailed over a wide range of temperatures and different pressures at in situ time scales. It has been found that more than 92 mol % of the CO2 present in the injected flue gas could be captured under certain conditions. The effect of different relevant parameters on the kinetics of hydrate formation has been discussed, and compelling evidence for crystal-structure changes at high pressures has been observed. It has also been found that temperature rise leads to the release of N-2 first, with the retention of CO2 in hydrates, which provides a secondary safety factor for stored CO2 in the event of a sudden temperature increase.
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