CO2 Storage in Carboniferous Formations and Abandoned Coal Mines

At depths below about 800-1000m, CO2 has a liquid-like density that permits the efficient use of underground reservoirs in porous sedimentary rocks. As an effect, underground geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) has considerable potential for mitigating climate change. The papers in the present volume are from leading experts in the field of CO2 storage, and demonstrate that CO2 storage in abandoned coal mines appears to have a bright future. Although the book is primarily intended for mining engineers, environmental engineers and engineering geologists, the book will also be useful to civil engineers, and academics and professionals in geophysics and geochemistry.