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An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material. / Webber, J. Beau W.; Corbett, Patrick; Semple, Kirk T. et al.
In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol. 178, 15.09.2013, p. 94-98.

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Webber, JBW, Corbett, P, Semple, KT, Ogbonnaya, U, Teel, WS, Masiello, CA, Fisher, QJ, Valenza, JJ, Song, Y-Q & Hu, Q 2013, 'An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 178, pp. 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.04.004

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Webber, J. B. W., Corbett, P., Semple, K. T., Ogbonnaya, U., Teel, W. S., Masiello, C. A., Fisher, Q. J., Valenza, J. J., Song, Y-Q., & Hu, Q. (2013). An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 178, 94-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.04.004

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Webber JBW, Corbett P, Semple KT, Ogbonnaya U, Teel WS, Masiello CA et al. An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2013 Sept 15;178:94-98. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.04.004

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Webber, J. Beau W. ; Corbett, Patrick ; Semple, Kirk T. et al. / An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material. In: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2013 ; Vol. 178. pp. 94-98.

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title = "An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material",
abstract = "With traditional sandstone oil reservoirs coming to the end of their useful lives, there is interest in extracting oil and gas from shale and carbonate rocks. Recovered samples often contain hydrocarbon material, sometimes in a fairly mobile form, sometimes in a tarry form. There is also an interest in studying forms of porous carbon, such as biochar, both for their soil-remedial properties, and for carbon sequestration. Biochars, depending on heat-treatment temperature and duration, also frequently contain residual hydrocarbon matter. There are two techniques that will be discussed: Proton NMR Relaxation (NMRR) and NMR Cryoporometry (NMRC) 110.1016/j.physrep.2008.02.001]. This study applies proton NMR Relaxation to characterise the quantity and mobility of hydrocarbon matter in dried shale and carbonate rock and biochar pores. Curve-fitting is applied to the Free Induction Decays (FIDs) and Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) echo trains to quantify the measurements. This study also applies NMR Cryoporometry, to measure structure: pore-size distribution and pore volumes of the rock, and of the stable carbon skeleton. It has the significant advantage of being usable even when there are liquids and volatile components already in the pores. In porous rocks, combining mobility and structural information will provide a measure of the difficulty of removing the tar/oil from the rock. In biochar, combining the mobility of the labile components with the structural information for the stable biochar skeleton will inform calculations of lifetime of the labile components within the biochar. The NMRC data will also inform estimates of the lifetime of the biochar carbon skeleton. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "NMR Cryoporometry, Shale, Biochar, Carbon sequestration, Oil recovery, MERCURY INTRUSION, TEMPERATURE, SHALE",
author = "Webber, {J. Beau W.} and Patrick Corbett and Semple, {Kirk T.} and Uchenna Ogbonnaya and Teel, {Wayne S.} and Masiello, {Carrie A.} and Fisher, {Quentin J.} and Valenza, {John J.} and Yi-Qiao Song and Qinhong Hu",
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note = "11th International Bologna Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Porous Media (MRPM) ; Conference date: 09-09-2012 Through 13-09-2012",

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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - An NMR study of porous rock and biochar containing organic material

AU - Webber, J. Beau W.

AU - Corbett, Patrick

AU - Semple, Kirk T.

AU - Ogbonnaya, Uchenna

AU - Teel, Wayne S.

AU - Masiello, Carrie A.

AU - Fisher, Quentin J.

AU - Valenza, John J.

AU - Song, Yi-Qiao

AU - Hu, Qinhong

PY - 2013/9/15

Y1 - 2013/9/15

N2 - With traditional sandstone oil reservoirs coming to the end of their useful lives, there is interest in extracting oil and gas from shale and carbonate rocks. Recovered samples often contain hydrocarbon material, sometimes in a fairly mobile form, sometimes in a tarry form. There is also an interest in studying forms of porous carbon, such as biochar, both for their soil-remedial properties, and for carbon sequestration. Biochars, depending on heat-treatment temperature and duration, also frequently contain residual hydrocarbon matter. There are two techniques that will be discussed: Proton NMR Relaxation (NMRR) and NMR Cryoporometry (NMRC) 110.1016/j.physrep.2008.02.001]. This study applies proton NMR Relaxation to characterise the quantity and mobility of hydrocarbon matter in dried shale and carbonate rock and biochar pores. Curve-fitting is applied to the Free Induction Decays (FIDs) and Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) echo trains to quantify the measurements. This study also applies NMR Cryoporometry, to measure structure: pore-size distribution and pore volumes of the rock, and of the stable carbon skeleton. It has the significant advantage of being usable even when there are liquids and volatile components already in the pores. In porous rocks, combining mobility and structural information will provide a measure of the difficulty of removing the tar/oil from the rock. In biochar, combining the mobility of the labile components with the structural information for the stable biochar skeleton will inform calculations of lifetime of the labile components within the biochar. The NMRC data will also inform estimates of the lifetime of the biochar carbon skeleton. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

AB - With traditional sandstone oil reservoirs coming to the end of their useful lives, there is interest in extracting oil and gas from shale and carbonate rocks. Recovered samples often contain hydrocarbon material, sometimes in a fairly mobile form, sometimes in a tarry form. There is also an interest in studying forms of porous carbon, such as biochar, both for their soil-remedial properties, and for carbon sequestration. Biochars, depending on heat-treatment temperature and duration, also frequently contain residual hydrocarbon matter. There are two techniques that will be discussed: Proton NMR Relaxation (NMRR) and NMR Cryoporometry (NMRC) 110.1016/j.physrep.2008.02.001]. This study applies proton NMR Relaxation to characterise the quantity and mobility of hydrocarbon matter in dried shale and carbonate rock and biochar pores. Curve-fitting is applied to the Free Induction Decays (FIDs) and Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) echo trains to quantify the measurements. This study also applies NMR Cryoporometry, to measure structure: pore-size distribution and pore volumes of the rock, and of the stable carbon skeleton. It has the significant advantage of being usable even when there are liquids and volatile components already in the pores. In porous rocks, combining mobility and structural information will provide a measure of the difficulty of removing the tar/oil from the rock. In biochar, combining the mobility of the labile components with the structural information for the stable biochar skeleton will inform calculations of lifetime of the labile components within the biochar. The NMRC data will also inform estimates of the lifetime of the biochar carbon skeleton. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

KW - NMR Cryoporometry

KW - Shale

KW - Biochar

KW - Carbon sequestration

KW - Oil recovery

KW - MERCURY INTRUSION

KW - TEMPERATURE

KW - SHALE

U2 - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.04.004

DO - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2013.04.004

M3 - Journal article

VL - 178

SP - 94

EP - 98

JO - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

JF - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

SN - 1387-1811

T2 - 11th International Bologna Conference on Magnetic Resonance in Porous Media (MRPM)

Y2 - 9 September 2012 through 13 September 2012

ER -