Molecular Modeling of Gas Adsorption, Phase Behaviors, and Surface Area Characterization in Shale Organic Nanoporous Media

• Author / Creator

  Wang, Yingnan

• Shale gas plays an increasingly important role in meeting the growing global energy
  demand and reducing carbon emissions. Unlike conventional reservoirs, shale, including both
  organic and inorganic matter, can have an extensive amount of pores ranging from a few to
  hundreds of nanometers. Kerogen, as the main constituent of shale organic matter, has
  exceptionally high surface area due to extensive nanoscale pores, in which hydrocarbons behave
  very differently from the bulk, and surface adsorption becomes significant due to the strong
  fluid–surface interactions. This thesis investigates gas adsorption, phase behaviors, and surface
  area characterization in shale organic (kerogen) nanoporous media.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Gas adsorption
  • Phase behaviors
  • Surface area characterization
  • Kerogen
  • Molecular Modeling

• Graduation date

  Fall 2022

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-wwhy-7f50

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Library with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.