Characterisation of surfaces and solids involved in mineral-fluid reactions using X-ray diffraction

Completed

Nuclear Fission and Fusion(Nuclear Fission, Nuclear supporting technologies)
Not Energy Related
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Enhanced oil and gas production)

Basic and strategic applied research

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)

Not Cross-cutting

Professor DAC Manning
Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Newcastle University

R&D

NERC

01 January 1999

31 December 1999

12 months

£97,160

Transport Systems and Vehicles

North East

CONNECT B

Professor DAC Manning, Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University

Dr R Wogelius, Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester

Objectives not supplied

This proposal sets out to investigate the mechanisms and kinetics of mineral-fluid reactions in surface and sub-surface environments, using state-of-the-art X-ray diffraction facilities to provide information that hitherto has been obtained using synchrotron facilities or has been lacking. The individual projects chosen to support the bid are drawn from a wide range of current research activities, and represent three different sectors of application: petroleum clastic reservoir diagenesis, waste disposal and containment, and mineral surface studies which provide fundamental information for contaminated land studies. The request is for £97160 (49%) to permit purchase of equipment costing £197290 (including VAT).

28/05/08