Welcome to the Natural Gas and Carbon Sequestration Program

Ian G. Wright, Interim Manager
Materials Science & Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
1 Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6156
865-574-4471
865-241-0215 FAX
wrightig@onl.gov

David W. DePaoli
Nuclear Science & Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O.Box 2008
1 Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6181
865-574-6817
865-241-4829
depaolidw@ornl.gov

Current Projects:

1. Biogeochemical Remediation of Ammonia Discharges from Power Plants
   › Contact: Tommy Phelps, phelpstj@ornl.gov, 865.574.7290
2. Coal Biomodification to Reduce Mercury Emissions
   › Contact: Abhijeet Borole, borolea@ornl.gov, 865.576.7421
   › Fact Sheet
3. Monitoring of Geologic CO2 Sequestration Using Isotopes and PF Tracers
   › Contact: David Cole, coledr@ornl.gov, 865.574.5473
4. Enhancing Carbon Sequestration & Reclamation of Degraded Lands
   › Contact: Anthony Palumbo, palumboav@ornl.gov, 865.576.8002
   › Fact Sheet
5. Strategies for Controlling Coal Permeability in CO2-enhanced CBM Recovery
   › Contact: David Cole, coledr@ornl.gov, 865.574.5473
6. Hydrate Formation and Dissociation via Depressurization in Simulated and Field Samples
   › Contact: Tommy Phelps, phelpstj@ornl.gov, 865.574.7290
   › Fact Sheet

Completed Projects:

1. Biomineralization for Carbon Sequestration
   › Contact: Tommy Phelps, phelpstj@ornl.gov, 865.574.7290
   › Fact Sheet
2. Enhanced Practical Photosynthesis Carbon Dioxide Mitigation
   › Contact: Jeff Muhs, muhsjd@ornl.gov
   › Fact Sheet
3. Mesoscale Characterization of Natural and Synthetic Gas Hydrates
   › Contact: Claudia Rawn, rawncj@ornl.gov, 865.574.3184
   › Fact Sheet
4. Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
   › Contact: David Cole, coledr@ornl.gov, 865.574.5473
   › Fact Sheet
5. Effects of Temperature and Gas Mixing on Formation Pressure, CO2 Sequestration, and Methane Production in Underground Coal Beds
   › Contact: James Blencoe, blencoejg@ornl.gov, 865.574.7041
   › Fact Sheet