深部煤炭地下气化产物调控与气化腔封存CO2的研究进展及主要挑战

Research progress and key challenges in product regulation of deep coal underground gasification and CO2 sequestration in gasification chamber

  • 摘要: 煤炭地下气化(UCG)是将地下煤炭通过可控燃烧原位转化为可燃气体(H2、CH4、CO等)的化学采矿方法,是深部煤炭资源实现清洁高效利用的重要技术手段。煤炭地下气化结束后会形成大量气化腔,是实现二氧化碳地质封存的优质天然空间。然而,目前煤炭地下气化存在反应过程控制难、产气品质和稳定性差、气化腔稳定性难以保证、盖层长效密封性不佳等问题,制约了该技术的推广应用。论文聚焦深部煤炭地下气化耦合二氧化碳封存(UCG−CCS)的发展前景,系统地梳理了三方面的国内外研究进展:一是地下气化产物生成规律与调控方法;二是多场耦合条件下气化腔三维演化特征;三是气化腔封存CO2热烧变围岩密封性动态演化机制。在此基础上,凝练出了目前需要迫切解决的3个核心科学难题:① 原生致密煤体热质输运条件下高效产气调控机制不清;② 多场耦合条件下煤炭地下气化腔围岩次生弱面形成机制不明;③ 化学−力学耦合作用下气化腔密封性动态演化机制不清。进而,总结了UCG−CCS面临的三大关键挑战:如何实现煤炭地下气化长期稳定高效产气、如何实现高采出率条件下气化腔结构稳定性控制、以及如何实现煤炭地下气化腔CO2长效安全封存。最后,展望了未来研究的攻关方向,为实现深部煤炭资源的清洁高效开发利用与二氧化碳的长效安全封存提供参考。

     

    Abstract: Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) is a chemical mining method that converts underground coal into combustible gases such as H2, CH4, and CO through controlled combustion. UCG is an important technical means for achieving clean and efficient utilization of deep coal resources. A large number of gasification chambers are formed after the completion of UCG, which serve as high-quality natural spaces for the geological storage of carbon dioxide. However, the current UCG technology faces challenges such as difficult reaction process control, poor gas production quality and stability, uncertain gasification chamber stability, and inadequate long-term sealing of the cover layer, which hinder its widespread application. The work focuses on the development prospects of deep underground coal gasification coupled with carbon dioxide storage (UCG-CCS), systematically reviewing the research progress at home and abroad in three aspects: first, the generation laws and regulation methods of underground gasification products; second, three dimensional evolution characteristics of gasification chambers under multi-field coupling conditions; third, the dynamic evolution mechanism of the sealing properties of the surrounding rock under the thermal effect of CO2 sequestration in the gasification chambers. On this basis, three core scientific challenges that urgently need to be addressed at present are summarized: ① Unclear mechanism for efficient gas production regulation under the thermal and mass transport conditions of native dense coal; ② Unclear mechanism for secondary weak surface formation in the surrounding rock of underground gasification chambers under multi field coupling conditions; ③ Unclear dynamic evolution mechanism of gasification chamber sealing under chemical mechanical coupling. Furthermore, three major research challenges have been summarized: how to achieve long-term stable and efficient gas production in UCG, how to control the stability of gasification cavity structure under high recovery rate conditions, and how to achieve long-term safe CO2 storage in gasification chambers of UCG. Finally, the key research directions for future work are prospected, which provides references for the clean and efficient utilization of deep coal resources and the safe sequestration of CO2.

     

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