Title :
The design of pilot scale releases of CO2 into the deep ocean
Author :
Adams, E. Eric ; Herzog, Howard J. ; Golomb, Dan ; Masutani, Stephen M.
Author_Institution :
Energy Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Abstract :
The sequestration of CO2 in the deep ocean has been proposed as a way to mitigate potential global climate change. In the past few years many laboratory and modeling studies have been performed on ocean disposal of CO2 including the assessment of its environmental impact. However, these studies must be validated/complemented with field studies. As a first step, pilot scale field tests would focus on the various physical-chemical interactions that occur between seawater and CO2. In this paper, the authors discuss key issues involved with the design, ocean engineering, measurements, siting, and costs of such pilot scale releases of CO2
Keywords :
air pollution control; carbon compounds; oceanography; seawater; CO2; deep ocean; design; environmental impact; global climate change mitigation; measurements; ocean disposal; ocean engineering; physical-chemical interactions; pilot scale CO2 releases; pilot scale field tests; seawater; siting; Atmospheric measurements; Costs; Design engineering; Laboratories; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Power engineering and energy; Testing; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4515-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1997.656741