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Marton Berta1, Frank Dethlefsen1, Markus Ebert1
1Department of Applied Geology, Aquatic Geochemistry and Hydrogeology, Institute of Geoscience , Kiel University , Ludewig-Meyn-Straße 10 , 24118 Kiel , Germany.
Abstract:
Hydrogen storage in geological formations is one of the most promising technologies for balancing major fluctuations between energy supply from renewable energy plants and energy demand of customers. If hydrogen gas is stored in a porous medium or if it leaks into a shallow aquifer, redox reactions can oxidize hydrogen and reduce electron acceptors such as nitrate, FeIII and MnIV (hydro)oxides, sulfate, and carbonate. These reactions are of key significance, because they can cause unintentional losses in hydrogen stored in porous media and they also can cause unwanted changes in the composition of protected potable groundwater. To represent an aquifer environment enclosing a hydrogen plume, laboratory experiments using sediment-filled columns were constructed and percolated by groundwater in equilibrium with high (2-15 bar) hydrogen partial pressures. Here, we show that hydrogen is consumed rapidly in these experiments via sulfate reduction (18 ± 5 μM h-1) and acetate production (0.030 ± 0.006 h-1), while no methanogenesis took place. The observed reaction rates were independent from the partial pressure of hydrogen and hydrogen consumption only stopped in supplemental microcosm experiments where salinity was increased above 35 g L-1. The outcomes presented here are implemented for planning the sustainable use of the subsurface space within the ANGUS+ project.
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