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Microstructural and Structural Characterization of Materials for CO2 storage using Multi-Scale X-Ray Scattering Methods

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Author(s)

Greeshma Gadikota, Andrew J. Allen

Abstract

A multi-scale understanding of CO2 interactions with natural materials is essential for engineering the safe and permanent storage of CO2 in geologic formations. Towards this end, the use of ultra small-, small-, and wide-angle X-ray scattering methods (USAXS/SAXS/WAXS) bridges our current understanding between theoretical nano-scale material interactions with CO2 and large-scale trapping and percolation pathways of CO2 in geologic formations. The latest advancements in synchrotron radiation have enabled multi-scale microstructural and structural characterization of geologic materials with CO2. In this book chapter, we compare the use of X-ray scattering techniques with other microstructural material measurement techniques, discuss the fundamental relationships governing the scattering measurements and microstructural properties such as the surface area, porosity, , and illustrate the application of USAXS/SAXS/WAXS methods for the adsorption of CO2 on Na-montmorillonite containing a monolayer of interlayer water.
Citation
Materials and Processes for CO2 Capture, Conversion, and Sequestration
Publisher Info
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ

Keywords

ultra-small-angle scattering, small-angle X-ray scattering, wide-angle X-ray scattering, microstructure characterization, carbon dioxide sequestration

Citation

Gadikota, G. and Allen, A. (2018), Microstructural and Structural Characterization of Materials for CO2 storage using Multi-Scale X-Ray Scattering Methods, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ (Accessed December 12, 2024)

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Created May 1, 2018, Updated October 21, 2022