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Engineering perspectives on salt-induced transport limitation in saline aquifers: implications for long-term CO2 storage security

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: • Halite creates transport-limited regimes and strengthens CO 2 containment. • Halite suppresses calcite/anorthite; kaolinite increases (up to ~11%). • Wettability controls halite-front advance and salt footprint in saline aquifers. • Porosity shifts are small (0.02–0.04), yet permeability drops 0.4–1.0 mD. • Halite boosts capillary trapping (~2.5%) and stabilizes dissolved CO 2 storage.

Source: Chemical Engineering Journal

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.177586

Authors: Reza Khoramian, Abdullah Rasheed Qureshi, Woojin Lee

Institution: Nazarbayev University

Language: English

Topic: CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,830