INVESTIGATION OF CARBON STORAGE IN FORM OF HYDRATES

Abstract

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in form of gas hydrates is one of the ways of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which could be key to tackle global warming. In this study formation and dissociation of CO2 hydrates are investigated in order to determine the stability of the CO2 hydrates in marine and permafrost regions. Firstly various experiments are conducted in order to study the dissociation of CO2 hydrates using microwave with fixed frequency of 2.45GHz and varying power levels from 200W to 1000W. This study provides the insights about the dissociation rate of CO2 hydrates and their stability in the marine and permafrost regions. The initial dissociation rate at power levels of 200W and 300W were very sluggish when compared with the dissociation rate at higher power levels of 500W, 800W and 1000W.