The capture, transportation, sequestration and long term storage of carbon dioxide is considered to be a positive approach to reduce global warming.
Handling fluids with high concentration of CO2 carries many risks and creates many challenges.
Materials may suffer risk of:
corrosion
brittle fracture
swelling or explosive decompression
material degradation
Intetech companies have advised several clients in the UK and Germany on design, materials selection and materials specification for:
carbon capture systems in gas and coal power plants, pre- and post- combustion processes;
carbon dioxide transportation in high pressure gas and supercritical states;
carbon dioxide injection wells requiring ultra-high integrity throughout the life-cycle of operation, shut-in, suspension and long term abandonment.
This work draws upon our expertise and experience built up over 20 years in CO2 corrosion and materials selection. Our long term record for design of high integrity facilities and wells and for the operational integrity management of wells is critical for handling and storing CO2 safely over the long term.
