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Geochemical Reactions of High Total Organic Carbon Oil Shale during CO2 Treatment Relevant to Subsurface Carbon Storage

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Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 1161
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Nano-scale physicochemical attributes and their impact on pore heterogeneity in shale

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Fuel, 2022, 314, 123070
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Modeling of flow and transport in multiscale digital rocks aided by grid coarsening of microporous domains

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Impact of Supercritical CO2 on Shale Reservoirs and Its Implication for CO2 Sequestration

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Energy Fuels, 2022, 36, 9882
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NMR-data-driven prediction of matrix permeability in sandstone aquifers

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Three-dimensional digital core reconstruction from 2D SEM images of heterogeneous shale samples

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Potential for CO2 storage in shale basins in China

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International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2024, 132, 104060
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A study of the optimum injection rate of carbonic acid during matrix acidizing of carbonate reservoirs: Implications for reducing CO2 emissions

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Heliyon, 2024, 10, e39955
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Impact of Rock–ScCO2 Interaction on Shale Features and Its Implication in CO2 Geological Storage and Fracturing: Review and Perspectives

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Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 18311
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Experimental investigation of permeability evolution in deep reservoirs under true triaxial stress: A review

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Gas Science and Engineering, 2025, 144, 205739
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Carbon capture and sequestration technology for environmental remediation: A CO2 utilization approach through EOR

Narendra Kumar, Amit Verma, Tausif Ahmad, Rajesh Kumar Sahu, Ajay Mandal, Muhammad Mubashir, Muhammad Ali and Nilanjan Pal

Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2024, 234, 212619
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Shale Microstructure Characteristics under the Action of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (Sc-CO2)

Chunsheng Yu, Xiao Zhao, Qi Jiang, Xiaosha Lin, Hengyuan Gong and Xuanqing Chen

Energies, 2022, 15, 8354
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Effects of characteristic hydrates on the pore structure and fracture behavior of CAC bonded alumina-spinel castables

Wenjing Liu, Ning Liao, Mithun Nath, Yawei Li, Yajie Dai and Liping Pan

Construction and Building Materials, 2023, 389, 131736
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The impact of supercritical CO2 on the pore structure and storage capacity of shales

Ahmed Fatah, Hisham Ben Mahmud, Ziad Bennour, Raoof Gholami and Mofazzal Hossain

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2022, 98, 104394
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The Impact of Carbonic Acid on Porosity and Pore Structure During Matrix Acidizing of Carbonate Reservoirs: Implications for Reducing CO2 Emissions

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Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports, 2025, 35, 316
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Microstructure changes as a response to CO2 storage in sedimentary rocks: Recent developments and future challenges

Ke Wang, Lin Ma and Kevin G. Taylor

Fuel, 2023, 333, 126403
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Review of Competitive Adsorption of CO2/CH4 in Shale: Implications for CO2 Sequestration and Enhancing Shale Gas Recovery

Mengyao Cao, Chao Qin, Yongdong Jiang, Peng Xia and Ke Wang

ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 12756
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CO2-induced micro-mechanical alterations of mudstone Caprock: Examples from the Mercia Mudstone Group, East Irish Sea Basin

Ke Wang, Kevin G. Taylor and Lin Ma

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2024, 135, 104131
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Time-lapse 3D imaging and modelling of acid-rock interactions within a mudstone: Implications for cap-rock behaviour during carbon storage

Jingyue Hao, Lin Ma, Takshak Shende, Cathy Hollis and Kevin G. Taylor

Fuel, 2025, 381, 133629
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Porosity evolution of Minhe oil shale under an open rapid heating system and the carbon storage potentials

Daming Niu, Pingchang Sun, Lin Ma, Kang'an Zhao and Cong Ding

Renewable Energy, 2023, 205, 783
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Deep‐Learning‐Enhanced Electron Microscopy for Earth Material Characterization

Hans van Melick, Richard Taylor and Oliver Plümper

Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation, 2025, 2
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Effect of supercritical CO2 on the anisotropic and seepage characteristics of shale

Ziyun Zhang, Chuanzhi Cui, Zhongwei Wu, Shuo Wang and Weiyi Zhang

Engineering Geology, 2026, 366, 108673
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Comparative Analysis of CO2 Sequestration Potential in Shale Reservoirs: Insights from the Longmaxi and Qiongzhusi Formations

Bo Li, Bingsong Yu, Paul W. J. Glover, Piroska Lorinczi, Kejian Wu, Ciprian-Teodor Panaitescu, Wei Wei, Jingwei Cui and Miao Shi

Minerals, 2025, 15, 997
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Optimal CO2 storage interval in heterogeneous tight formation: Implications for long-term carbon sequestration

Yujie Yuan, Yuxin Cao, Emad A. Al-Khdheeawi, Maxim Lebedev, Zhenjiang You, Reza Rezaee, Stefan Iglauer, Lai-Chang Zhang and Zhuo Feng

Marine Geoscience and Energy Resources, 2026, 189, 207713
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Spatial distribution of mineral development in Carboniferous Bowland Shale, UK at 3D micro- to nano- scales

Jingyue Hao, Lin Ma, Cathy Hollis, Anne-Laure Fauchille and Kevin G. Taylor

International Journal of Coal Geology, 2023, 271, 104236
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Hydrogen bond recombination regulated by strongly electronegative functional groups in demulsifiers for efficient separation of oil–water emulsions

Yuxuan Tian, Yaming Qi, Sijia Chen, Zhihua Qiao, Hongjing Han, Zherui Chen, Haiying Wang, Yanan Zhang, Huiying Chen, Leilei Wang, Xuzhong Gong and Yanguang Chen

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 461, 132525
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An introduction to the Bowland Shale Formation, UK: processes and resources

J. F. Emmings, J. Parnell, M. H. Stephenson and B. H. Lodhia

SP, 2024, 534, 1
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FTIR Analysis of CO2 Saturation on Carbonate-Rich Shales: Implications for Seal Integrity

Ahmed Fatah

Energy Fuels, 2025, 39, 9008
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Hybrid Pore-Scale Adsorption Model for CO2 and CH4 Storage in Shale

Humera Ansari, Shuwei Gong, JP Martin Trusler, Geoffrey Maitland and Ronny Pini

Energy Fuels, 2022, 36, 3443
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Differential mineral diagenetic evolution of lacustrine shale: Implications for CO2 storage

Liu Wang, Bo Liu, Longhui Bai, Lin Ma, Zhichao Yu, Qiuli Huo and Kevin G. Taylor

International Journal of Coal Geology, 2024, 295, 104629
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Phase-field method of crack branching during SC-CO2 fracturing: A new energy release rate criterion coupling pore pressure gradient

WenLong Xu, Hao Yu, JiaNing Zhang, ChengSi Lyu, Quan Wang, Marembo Micheal and HengAn Wu

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2022, 399, 115366
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An insight into CO2 sequestration and EGR in Longmaxi and Niutitang shale formations via experimental analysis

Chima Finnian Ukaomah, Mengdi Sun, Zhejun Pan, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Bo Liu, Yanran Xu, Agwom Istifanus Madaki, Happiness Ijeoma Umeobi, Mohammed Dahiru Aminu and Baolin Yang

Fuel, 2022, 324, 124776
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Utilizing oil and gas fields for geothermal energy to accelerate the energy transition

Zhengguang Liu and Lin Ma

Nat Rev Electr Eng, 2025, 2, 444
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Predicting 3D Physical Properties From a Single 2D Slice Based on Convolutional Neural Networks: 2D‐Slice‐To‐3D‐Properties for Porous Rocks

Xiaojun Chen, Junwei Yang, Lin Ma, Arash Rabbani and Masoud Babaei

Water Resources Research, 2023, 59
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Pore structure–transport relationships in the Bowland Shale

Eleanor G. Pitcher, Robin S. Fletcher, David J. Large and Sean P. Rigby

SP, 2024, 534, 183
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Comprehensive technology and economic evaluation based on the promotion of large-scale carbon capture and storage demonstration projects

Minghai Shen, Zhihao Hu, Fulin Kong, Lige Tong, Shaowu Yin, Chuanping Liu, Peikun Zhang, Li Wang and Yulong Ding

Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol, 2023, 22, 823
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Feasibility and prospects of symbiotic storage of CO2 and H2 in shale reservoirs

Lei Hou, Derek Elsworth, Jintang Wang, Junping Zhou and Fengshou Zhang

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024, 189, 113878
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Surface Chemistry and Chemical Structure of Shale Caprocks Exposed to CO2: Implication for Sealing Integrity

Ahmed Fatah, Kion Norrman and Ahmed Al-Yaseri

Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 4390
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Mechanisms of pore structure evolution during coal heating: Insights from the size and direction of aromatic rings

Li Yuanji, Dai Chengxin, Zhang Penglin and Zhang Qiang

Fuel, 2025, 382, 133601
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Advances in shale gas development: Resource assessment, production mechanisms, and CO2 sequestration potential

Wuquan Li, Yunfeng Liang, Jinrong Cao, Yoshihiro Masuda, Takeshi Tsuji, Kohei Tamura, Tomoaki Ishiwata, Daisuke Kuramoto and Toshifumi Matsuoka

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 351, 103813
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Unconventional CO2 Storage: CO2 Mineral Trapping Predicted in Characterized Shales, Sandstones, and Coal Seam Interburden

Julie Pearce, Syed Raza, Kim Baublys, Philip Hayes, Mahshid Firouzi and Victor Rudolph

SPE Journal, 2022, 27, 3218
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Pore-to-Darcy scale permeability upscaling for media with dynamic pore structure using graph theory

Achyut Mishra, Lin Ma, Sushma C. Reddy, Januka Attanayake and Ralf R. Haese

Applied Computing and Geosciences, 2024, 23, 100179
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Technology portfolios optimization to deliver cost-effective shale gas development: Using CO2 versus water

Tiancheng Ji, Peixue Jiang and Ruina Xu

Fuel, 2023, 335, 127006
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Comprehensive Review of CO2 Adsorption on Shale Formations: Exploring Widely Adopted Isothermal Models and Calculation Techniques

Zaheer Hussain Zardari, Dzeti Farhah Mohshim, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Muhammad Aslam Md Yusof and Adnan Aftab

ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 50078
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