International Journal of Coal Science & Technology - Special Issue on Coal and Shale as Candidates for Underground Carbon Capture and Sequestration (UCCS)

In 2015, one of the most ambitious climate change meetings convened in France, bringing together representatives from over 190 countries. It culminated in the signing of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (PCA). The primary objective of this agreement is to prevent a global temperature increase of 2 °C above preindustrial levels and to strive towards achieving a more ambitious goal of stabilizing temperatures at 1.5 °C. In light of the current situation, achieving not only net-zero but also negative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2080 becomes imperative to curb the global temperature rise within the desired limits. Addressing this challenge necessitates more than a cessation of the use of existing energy resources, as that would impede overall progress and development. While transitioning to green and renewable energy is crucial and achievable in the coming decades, during this transitional phase, the storage of carbon dioxide (CCS) in underground geological reservoirs emerges as a primary technology to mitigate the escalating carbon footprint.

This Special Issue seeks to assemble original research, review articles, and perspectives that showcase recent advancements in the field of carbon capture and geological CO₂ storage in unconventional energy systems, particularly coal bed methane and shale gas/oil, for achieving net-zero emissions.

Manuscripts delving into various aspects as mentioned below, are invited for submission:

Theoretical and experimental investigation of physico-chemical, mechanical and flow properties of unconventional energy systems with emphasis on alterations as a result of exposure to CO₂, across scale. These studies should aim to delineate the interacting forces between minerals, organics, and fluids at elevating pressure and temperature. Studies that improve our fundamental understanding of carbon capture mechanisms and adsorption phenomenon in organic-rich (shale and coal) layers from molecular perspective, based on simulation or experiments.Risk-assessment methods, and real-world application of artificial intelligence/machine learning and data science in successful implementation of CCS or the prediction of the formation response, particularly in shale layers and coal beds.

Additionally, manuscripts exploring other CCS studies related to subsurface energy development are also welcomed. We look forward to receiving your insightful contributions to this critical discourse on advancing geological CO2 storage in unconventional coal and shale reservoirs.

Duration

Submission Duration: April 1 to September 30, 2024

Targeted publishing date: December 2024

Guest Editors:

A. Mehdi Ostadhassan, PhD

Professor, Institute of Geosciences, Kiel University (CAU), Germany

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RH2smTAAAAAJ&hl=en (this opens in a new tab)

Email: mehdi.ostadhassan@ifg.uni-kiel.de (this opens in a new tab)

B. Kouqi Liu, PhD

Assistant Professor, Institute of Energy, Peking University, China

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FTXN494AAAAJ&hl=en (this opens in a new tab)

Email: kouqi.liu@pku.edu.cn (this opens in a new tab)