M-CO2

BOOTH NO : A6


Category : Agriculture, Aquaculture & Environment

ABSTRACT
The aim of this research is to classify the potential sites for long-term CO2 storage in sedimentary basins of Malaysia as an initiative to reduce the intensity of CO2 in the atmosphere of Malaysia. Therefore, the M-CO2 map was created to provide a visual interpretation of the potential area in sedimentary basins of Malaysia so it can be easily interpreted and used by industries and in 2019, M-CO2 map has been successfully obtained its copyright and there were several indexed publication that has been published regarding this map as well. The classification of the potential areas are divided into 4 category which is highly potential, average potential, low potential and no potential area. M-CO2 map provides preliminary insights into basin-scale site suitability evaluation and screening for early deployment of geological carbon storage technology in unoccupied sedimentary basins of Malaysia.
BACKGROUND
In recent years throughout the world including Malaysia, there has been alarming concern about the rate of CO2 emission in the atmosphere. Up to 2016, 263.8 million tonnes of CO2 has been emitted to Malaysian atmosphere (BP, 2017). There is an urgency to resolve the increasing of CO2 emission rate in the atmosphere of Malaysia for the CO2 emissions rate in Malaysia for the past few years which does not seem to lessening anytime soon. Geological carbon sequestration is suggested to be another possible way to deal with CO2 emission in Malaysia. However, the issue now is how can we know which site is suitable for CO2 storage? Hence this research embarks to classify the potential sites for long-term CO2 storage in sedimentary basins of Malaysia as an initiative to reduce the intensity of CO2 in the atmosphere of Malaysia and M-CO2 map provides a visual interpretation of the potential area in sedimentary basins of Malaysia so it can be easily interpreted and used by industries.
NEEDS
guideline or framework specifically for geological carbon storage in deep saline aquifer of Malaysia
Estimated location for injection site to store CO2
APPROACH
M-CO2 can be used as point of reference for detailed site evaluation before large scale CO2 injection
M-CO2 can be proposed to Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water to help in preparation of National Guideline or Framework for Geological Carbon Sequestration Process in Malaysia
BENEFITS
easily interpreted
good starting point for preliminary assessment of site suitability
COMPETITORS
Competitor: Oil and gas research centre such as Petronas Research Centre No similar product in Malaysian market
POTENTIAL MARKET
Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water Malaysia
Oil and Gas Industries
Carbon capture, utilize and storage industries
RESEARCH TEAM
DAYANG ZULAIKA BINTI ABANG HASBOLLAH JABATAN TIMBALAN NAIB CANSELOR (PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI)
AIN NAADIA BINTI MAZLAN JABATAN CANSELERI DAYANG ZULAIKA BINTI ABANG HASBOLLAH JABATAN TIMBALAN NAIB CANSELOR (PENYELIDIKAN DAN INOVASI) ERWAN HAFIZI BIN KASIMAN FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM MUHAMMAD NAQIUDDIN BIN MOHD WARID FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM NOR ZURAIRAHETTY BINTI MOHD YUNUS FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM