Dynamic Pore-scale Reservoir-condition Imaging of Reaction in Carbonates Using Synchrotron Fast TomographyHannah P. Menke 1, Matthew G. Andrew 2, Joan Vila-Comamala 3, Christoph Rau 3, Martin J. Blunt 1, Branko Bijeljic 1
1Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, 2Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, 3Diamond Manchester Imaging Branchline (I13-2), Diamond Lightsource
Synchrotron fast tomography was used to dynamically image dissolution of limestone in the presence of CO2-saturated brine at reservoir conditions. 100 scans were taken at a 6.1 µm resolution over a period of 2 h.