CO₂-cured siltstone

long-term storage stability

This siltstone exhibits rapidly increasing porosity and permeability that stabilize after supercritical CO₂ exposure, suitable for CO₂ geological storage and enhanced recovery.

Hao, Jianfeng · Chunyu, Guo · Qin, Bing · Sun, Weiji · Liang, Bing · Leilei, Li

ACS Omega 2025

Advantages

Reaction solution pH decreased from 7.19 to 5.68

Calcite had the fastest dissolution rate, followed by potassium feldspar and finally illite

Porosity and permeability increased rapidly during CO₂ injection, with smaller increases after injection ceased, eventually stabilizing