Sequestration of liquid CO
2 into intermediate depth ocean has been considered as a means to reduce atmospheric concentration of this greenhouse gas and to mitigate global warming. The dissolution behavior of CO
2 into pure/sea water was investigated under conditions in the intermediate ocean, that is, high pressure and low temperature. In these conditions, the CO
2 clathrate hydrate film was formed at the interface between CO
2, and (sea) water. The hydrate film has been considered to affect and decrease the dissolution rate.
In the experiments, LIF technique was used. LIF intensity showed pH of CO
2 dissolved water. Therefore, we could know the dissolution rate of CO
2 and the non-uniform two dimensional CO
2 concentration distribution during the CO
2 dissolution with or without the hydrate film in pure/sea water.
The dissolution rate was faster in pure water than in sea water. The dissolution rate with the hydrate became about half of that without hydrate both in case of pure/sea water.
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