Supercritical CO₂ Corrosion: Oil and Gas Infrastructure For Carbon Capture

Title:

Supercritical CO₂ Corrosion: Enabling the Safe Repurposing of Oil and Gas Infrastructure for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS)

Introducing the Presenter:

Dr. Jing Liu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta, where she holds both the Engineering Research Chair and the Ron Nolan/Hatch Chair in Sustainable Energy and Mineral Process Technologies. Prior to joining the University of Alberta in 2019, she served as a Principal Metallurgist at Kemetco Research.

Dr. Liu received her Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2015 and subsequently completed her postdoctoral training there. Her research spans corrosion, materials degradation, high-temperature and high-pressure electrochemistry, and hydrometallurgy, with a strong focus on sustainable materials engineering for energy, resource, and infrastructure applications.

She has authored over 60 publications in leading journals such as Materials Today, Acta Materialia, and Chemical Engineering Journal. Since joining the University of Alberta, she has secured more than $4 million in funding as Principal Investigator and contributed to over $8 million as co-Principal Investigator, while training a growing cohort of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Her achievements have been recognized by major honors, including the 2022 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award and the 2024 MetSoc Brimacombe Award.

Summary of Topic:

As CCUS deployment accelerates, repurposing existing oil and gas infrastructure for CO₂ transport, injection, and storage offers major economic and strategic benefits. However, corrosion in supercritical CO₂ service remains a key integrity challenge, especially when water and impurities are present. These conditions can narrow operating windows, complicate material selection, and increase uncertainty in long-term asset reliability.

This invited talk provides an industry-oriented perspective on supercritical CO₂ corrosion, focusing on the practical questions facing operators, engineers, and project developers. It will discuss where the main integrity risks arise, why corrosion data in the literature often appear inconsistent, and how this uncertainty affects real-world decisions on infrastructure reuse. Emphasis will be placed on wet CO₂ conditions, impurity effects, corrosion product layer stability, and the gap between laboratory testing and field operation.

The presentation will also highlight priorities for enabling safer and more reliable CCUS deployment, including improved test methods, clearer operating envelopes, corrosion risk maps for material selection, and stronger alignment between research, standards, and engineering practice. Framed in this way, corrosion becomes not only a technical challenge, but also a key factor in building confidence for the transition to carbon-conscious infrastructure.

Event location and parking:

Location: Vancouver Curling Club, 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2M4 . To get to the meeting room enter the doors across from Blue Parrot Coffee located at the main hall of the community center then go upstairs.

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