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Microstructural properties and compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymer cement immersed in CO2-saturated brine at elevated temperatures

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Geopolymer cement has significance in several engineering applications due to improved physical and chemical characteristics compared to ordinary portland cement (OPC). However, the emphasis on petroleum industry for cementing is not well recorded under CO2 exposure. This experimental research aims to investigate the impact of CO2-saturated brine on geopolymer-based and OPC-based cement under elevated temperature. Fly ash-based alkali-activated cement is prepared, and cement slurry is cured at two different conditions (17.23 MPa/60 °C and 24.13 MPa/130 °C). The slurry is then submerged into CO2-saturated brine using autoclave chamber at supercritical CO2 conditions for 24, 72 and 96 h. Microstructure properties are characterized using SEM, XRF, XRD, and IR. Compression strength is experimentally tested on cubical cement samples. A comparative analysis of fly ash geopolymer cement and OPC at varying conditions exhibits that microstructure and compressive strength of geopolymer cement show better performance. It signifies the potential of fly ash as a binder in sequestration cement for CO2 injection wells. This research suggests that the concentration of CO2 has a minor influence on the degree of carbonation. However, the temperature is found to be a critical factor for microstructure and mechanical properties reduction in OPC in a CO2-rich environment.

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Abbreviations

C3S (Alite):

Tricalcium silicate

C2S (Belite):

Dicalcium silicate

C3A:

Tricalcium aluminate

C4AF:

Tetracalcium aluminoferrite

GC60:

Geopolymer cement cured at 60 °C and 17.23 MPa

GC130:

Geopolymer cement cured at 130 °C and 24.13 MPa

PC60:

Class G cement cured at 60 °C and 17.23 MPa

PC130:

Class G cement cured at 130 °C and 24.13 MPa

96GC130b:

Geopolymer cement after brine CO2 exposure at 130 °C and 24.13 MPa for 96 h

96PC130b:

Class G cement after brine CO2 exposure at 130 °C and 24.13 MPa for 96 h

72GC60b:

Geopolymer cement after brine CO2 exposure at 60 °C and 17.23 MPa for 72 h

72PC60b:

Class G cement after brine CO2 exposure at 60 °C and 17.23 MPa for 72 h

24GC130b:

Geopolymer cement after brine CO2 exposure at 130 °C and 24.13 MPa for 24 h

24PC130b:

Class G cement after brine CO2 exposure at 130 °C and 24.13 MPa for 24 h

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The authors express their gratitude to Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.

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The financial assistance is provided by YUTP grant No. 015LC0-092.

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  1. Petroleum Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

    S. Ridha & I. Dzulkarnain

  2. Institute of Hydrocarbon Recovery, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

    S. Ridha & S. U. Ilyas

  3. Petroleum Engineering Department, Universitas Islam Riau, 28284, Kota Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia

    M. Abdurrahman

  4. Petroleum Engineering Department, Curtin University Malaysia, 98009, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia

    M. Bataee

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Ridha, S., Dzulkarnain, I., Abdurrahman, M. et al. Microstructural properties and compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymer cement immersed in CO2-saturated brine at elevated temperatures. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 19, 7589–7598 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03665-9

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