Issue 4, 2016

Monitoring dissolved carbon dioxide and methane in brine environments at high pressure using IR-ATR spectroscopy

Abstract

Obtaining in situ information on greenhouse gases arising from deepwater environments is a challenge that has not been satisfactorily resolved to date. An infrared attenuated total reflection (IR-ATR) based on-line sensor system for detecting, monitoring, and differentiating carbon dioxide and methane in dissolved and gaseous states at different pressures (i.e., up to 6 MPa) in saline aquifer and/or synthetic brine environments is presented. It is demonstrated that the detection of dissolved CO2 next to 13CO2 and methane under pressurized conditions is possible under saline downhole conditions, and that gaseous vs. dissolved states of methane and CO2 in aqueous environments may be differentiated using IR-ATR sensing techniques. Finally, it is shown for the first time that there are observable changes associated with distinctive infrared signatures of methane under the conditions of greenhouse gas storage mechanisms. These are of particular importance for advancing carbon capture and storage processes and fundamentally understanding the impact of emissions during the extraction of fossil-based fuels (i.e., shale, petroleum, etc.) from offshore environments.

Graphical abstract: Monitoring dissolved carbon dioxide and methane in brine environments at high pressure using IR-ATR spectroscopy

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Oct 2015
Accepted
13 Dec 2015
First published
17 Dec 2015

Anal. Methods, 2016,8, 756-762

Author version available

Monitoring dissolved carbon dioxide and methane in brine environments at high pressure using IR-ATR spectroscopy

T. Schädle, B. Pejcic and B. Mizaikoff, Anal. Methods, 2016, 8, 756 DOI: 10.1039/C5AY02744F

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