Effect of Exchangeable Cation on Carbon Dioxide Adsorption in Smectite Clay
Publication: Geo-Congress 2022
ABSTRACT
The shale caprocks of the saline aquifers, used for geological storage of CO2, are highly heterogeneous and anisotropic due to their diverse mineralogical composition. A thorough understanding of the mechanism of interaction of the clay minerals to CO2 adsorption is unavoidable. The expansive clay minerals (smectites) are of specific importance as they can accommodate CO2 in the interlayers and undergo volumetric expansion. The present study focuses on the effect of the interlayer cation in a smectite clay on CO2 adsorption. Adsorption isotherms studied under moderate temperature and pressure ranges showed that sodium exchanged bentonites adsorb more CO2 followed by potassium and calcium exchanged ones. The study revealed that the effect of exchangeable cation influences the energy heterogeneity on the clay surface and BET surface area but does not influence the mechanism of CO2 adsorption. The significance of temperature on the clay surface energy characterization is also reported.
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