Micro-mechanism of geological sequestration of CO2 in coal seam
YAO Yanbin;SUN Xiaoxiao;WAN Lei
煤层CO2地质封存可实现CO2减排和增产煤层气双重目标,是一种极具发展前景的碳封存技术。相对于其他封存地质体而言,煤的微孔极其发育,煤层CO2封存机制与煤中气、水微观作用关系密切,其内在影响机理尚不清楚。以2个烟煤样品的系统煤岩学分析测试为基础,构建了煤的大分子结构及板状孔隙空间模型,进一步采用分子动力学方法模拟了不同温、压条件下、不同煤基质类型表面的CO2和水的润湿行为,揭示煤层CO2注入后引起的水润湿性变化规律,初步阐明煤层CO2封存的可注性、封存潜力、封存有效性等影响因素及微观作用机理。结果表明:(1) 影响煤润湿性的主要因素是煤中极性含氧官能团,其含量越高煤的润湿性越强;(2) 煤中注入CO2后,CO2通过溶解作用穿透水分子层与水分子发生竞争吸附,从而减小水在煤表面润湿性;(3) 随注入压力增大和温度降低,煤表面CO2吸附量增多,对氢键破坏作用增强,润湿性减弱越明显;(4) 亲水性煤层CO2的可注性及封存潜力均相对较差,然而其封存安全性相对较好;(5) 影响煤层CO2封存潜力主要是吸附封存和毛管封存,而影响封存有效性、安全性的主要是毛管封存和构造封存;(6)煤中CO2封存以吸附封存为主,需同时考虑含水条件下毛管封存;相对于低煤阶煤,高阶煤封存潜力较高,但封存注入时需要克服“水锁”效应。进一步开展原位条件下深部煤层中气水作用与CO2地质封存机理研究,这对于CO2-ECBM技术发展具有重要意义。
The geological sequestration of CO2 in coal seam is a most promising carbon storage technology, which can help achieve the dual goals of CO2 emission reduction and coalbed methane stimulation. Compared with other sealing geological bodies, coal has extremely well-developed micropores. The mechanism of geological sequestration of CO2 in coal seam is closely related to the interaction of coal-gas-water. However, its internal influence mechanism is still unclear. Herein, the models of macromolecular structure and plat pore of the coals were constructed based on the systematic coal petrological analysis and testing of two bituminous coal samples. Meanwhile, the wetting behaviors of CO2 and water on different coal-matrix surfaces at different temperatures and pressures were simulated using the molecular dynamics method. Thereby, the change rule of water wettability caused by the injection of CO2 in coal seam was disclosed, and the influencing factors and microscopic mechanisms of injectability, storage potential and storage effectiveness of CO2 in coal seam were preliminarily clarified. The results show that: (1) The main factor affecting coal wettability is the polar oxygen-containing functional groups in coal. Specifically, the higher the content of the oxygen-containing functional groups, the stronger the wettability of coal is. (2) The CO2 injected into coal penetrates the water molecular layer through dissolution, and thus a competitive adsorption occurs with the water molecules, weakening the wettability of water on the coal surface. (3) With the increase of pressure and the decrease of temperature, the more CO2 is adsorbed on the coal surface, and the more obvious the destruction of hydrogen bond and the decrease of wettability. (4) The hydrophilic coal seam has relatively poor injectability and storage potential of CO2, but relatively good storage safety. (5) The CO2 storage potential of coal seams are mainly influenced by the capacities of adsorption trapping and capillary trapping, while the effectiveness and security of storage are affected by the capacities of capillary trapping and structural trapping. (6) The sequestration of CO2 in coal seam is mainly related to the adsorption trapping, taking capillary trapping under water-bearing conditions into account. The storage potential of high rank coal is higher than the low rank coal, but the “water block” effect needs to be overcome during CO2 storage and injection. Moreover, the further study was conducted for the interaction of coal-gas-water and the geological sequestration mechanism of CO2 in the deep coal seam under the in-situ conditions, which is of great significance for the development of CO2-ECBM technology.
geological sequestration of CO2;CBM stimulation technology;carbon-trapping mechanism;coal wettability;adsorption trapping;capillary trapping
主办单位:煤炭科学研究总院有限公司 中国煤炭学会学术期刊工作委员会