Rapid microbial methanogenesis during CO2 storage in hydrocarbon reservoirs

RL Tyne, PH Barry, M Lawson, DJ Byrne, O Warr, H Xie… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology to mitigate the environmental impact
of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. An understanding of the potential trapping and storage …

Identifying and Understanding Microbial Methanogenesis in CO2 Storage

RL Tyne, PH Barry, M Lawson, KG Lloyd… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important component in many national net-zero
strategies. Ensuring that CO2 can be safely and economically stored in geological systems …

A critical review of state-of-the-art and emerging approaches to identify fracking-derived gases and associated contaminants in aquifers

JC McIntosh, MJ Hendry, C Ballentine… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
High-volume, hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) is widely applied for natural gas and oil production
from shales, coals, or tight sandstone formations in the United States, Canada, and …

Atmospheric methane and nitrous oxide: challenges alongthe path to Net Zero

EG Nisbet, EJ Dlugokencky… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The causes of methane's renewed rise since 2007, accelerated growth from 2014 and
record rise in 2020, concurrent with an isotopic shift to values more depleted in 13C, remain …

High temperature methane emissions from Large Igneous Provinces as contributors to late Permian mass extinctions

C Chen, S Qin, Y Wang, G Holland, P Wynn… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Methane (CH4) emissions induced by Large Igneous Provinces have the potential to
contribute to global environmental changes that triggered mass extinctions in Earth's history …

Methane sources and sinks in continental sedimentary systems: New insights from paired clumped isotopologues 13CH3D and 12CH2D2

T Giunta, ED Young, O Warr, I Kohl, JL Ash… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Stable isotope compositions of methane (δ 13 C and δD) and of short-chain alkanes are
commonly used to trace the origin and fate of carbon in the continental crust. In continental …

Raman natural gas analyzer: effects of composition on measurement precision

DV Petrov, II Matrosov, AR Zaripov, AS Tanichev - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Raman spectroscopy is a promising method for analyzing natural gas due to its high
measurement speed and the potential to monitor all molecular components simultaneously …

The evolution of intra-and inter-molecular isotope equilibria in natural gases with thermal maturation

H Xie, G Dong, M Formolo, M Lawson, J Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring hydrocarbon fluids in sedimentary basins have economic, geological
and environmental significance. Connecting sedimentary basin temperature-time evolution …

High temperature generation and equilibration of methane in terrestrial geothermal systems: Evidence from clumped isotopologues

P Beaudry, A Stefánsson, J Fiebig, JH Rhim… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluids emanating from geothermal areas contain trace quantities of methane and other
simple hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons are thought to derive from thermal cracking of …

Extreme methane clumped isotopologue bio-signatures of aerobic and anaerobic methanotrophy: Insights from the Lake Pavin and the Black Sea sediments

T Giunta, ED Young, J Labidi, P Sansjofre… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial methane oxidation-or methanotrophy-is a key control of the global methane
budget on Earth, and perhaps in other planetary systems. Here, we explore the potential role …