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QICS Paper: Rapid response of the active microbial community to CO2 exposure...
The response of the benthic microbial community to a controlled sub-seabed CO2 leak was assessed using quantitative PCR measurements of benthic bacterial, archaeal and... -
QICS Paper: Response of the ammonia oxidation activity of microorganisms in...
The impact of a sub-seabed CO2 leak from geological sequestration on the microbial process of ammonia oxidation was investigated in the field. Sediment samples were taken... -
QICS Paper: Numerical study of the fate of CO2 purposefully injected into...
To quantify the impact of leaked CO2 purposefully stored in subsea geological formations on the marine ecosystem, CO2 gas was injected into sandy sediments in a small bay in... -
QICS Paper: Mapping observations using AUV and numerical simulations of...
A controlled sub-seabed CO2 release experiment (QICS: quantifying and monitoring potential impacts of geological carbon storage) was conducted in Ardmucknish Bay, Scotland, in... -
QICS Paper: Detection and monitoring of leaked CO2 through sediment, water...
Carbon capture and storage in sub-seabed geological formations (sub-seabed CCS) is currently being studied as a realistic option to mitigate the accumulation of anthropogenic... -
QICS Paper: Detection of CO2 leakage from a simulated sub-seabed storage...
This work is focused on results from a recent controlled sub-seabed in situ carbon dioxide (CO2) release experiment carried out during May–October 2012 in Ardmucknish Bay on the... -
QICS Paper: Optical assessment of impact and recovery of sedimentary pH...
Available methods for measuring the impact of ocean acidification (OA) and leakage from carbon capture and storage (CCS) on marine sedimentary pH profiles are unsuitable for... -
QICS Paper: Phosphorus behavior in sediments during a sub-seabed CO2...
The CO2 controlled release experiment “Quantifying and Monitoring Potential Ecosystem Impacts of Geological Carbon Storage” (QICS) assessed the impacts of potential CO2 leakage... -
QICS Paper: Impact and recovery of pH in marine sediments subject to a...
A possible effect of a carbon dioxide leak from an industrial sub-sea floor storage facility, utilised for Carbon Capture and Storage, is that escaping carbon dioxide gas will... -
QICS paper: Effect of a controlled sub-seabed release of CO2 on...
Carbon capture and storage is a mitigation strategy that can be used to aid the reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This process aims to capture CO2 from large point-... -
QICS Paper: Passive acoustic quantification of gas fluxes during controlled...
The detection and quantification of an underwater gas release are becoming increasingly important for oceanographic and industrial applications. Whilst the detection of each... -
QICS Paper: Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field...
An oceanic two-phase plume model is developed to include bubble size distribution and bubble interactions, applied to the prediction of CO2 bubble plume and CO2 solution... -
QICS Paper: Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field...
The dynamic characteristics of CO2 bubbles in Scottish seawater are investigated through observational data obtained from the QICS project. Images of the leaked CO2 bubble plume... -
QICS Paper Gas migration pathways, controlling mechanisms and changes in...
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology to potentially mitigate global warming by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial facilities and power... -
QICS Paper: Local perceptions of the QICS experimental offshore CO2 release:...
This paper explores the social dimensions of an experimental release of carbon dioxide (CO2) carried out in Ardmucknish Bay, Argyll, United Kingdom. The experiment, which aimed... -
QICS Paper: A novel sub-seabed CO2 release experiment informing monitoring...
Carbon capture and storage is a mitigation strategy that can be used to aid the reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This process aims to capture CO2 from large point-... -
UKCCSRC Call 1 project posters and presentations: Mixed matrix membranes...
Posters and presentations from the UKCCSRC Call 1 Project: Mixed matrix membranes for post combustion carbon capture (Mar 2013 to Dec 2015). Membrane processes are a promising... -
UKCCSRC Call 1,2 paper: Understanding the solubility of water in carbon...
The solubility of water (H2O) in carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) mixtures (xN2 = 0.050 and 0.100, mole fraction) has been investigated at 25 and 40 degrees C in the... -
UKCCSRC Call 1 project paper: Modelling the non-equilibrium two-phase flow...
This UKCCSRC (UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre) Call 1 project involved the development, testing and validation of a two-fluid transient flow model for simulating... -
DECC: Reports from Longannet ScottishPower UK Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)...
In March 2010, the Scottish CCS (Carbon Capture & Storage) Consortium began an extensive Front End, Engineering and Design (FEED) study to assess what exactly would be...