Publications by Eleni Stavropoulou

Sealing Response of Pre-Fissured Opalinus Clay to CO₂ Injection

Fissures can have a significant impact on caprock integrity in the context of carbon capture and storage (CCS). In this campaign, the sealing capacity of a pre-fissured caprock material, the Opalinus Clay shale, is studied with real time x-ray imaging duri ...

Institute of Physics2025

Storing Swiss CO2 in Icelandic Basalt: the DemoUpStorage Geophysical Monitoring Project

Eleni Stavropoulou

Here, we describe the testing of geophysical techniques to monitor and evaluate a pilot site for in-situ CO2 mineral storage in Helguvik, Iceland. In addition to hydraulic spinner tests and borehole logging data, the stratigraphic sequence of the reservoir ...

European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers2025

Impact of CO2-rich seawater injection on the flow properties of basalts

Lyesse Laloui, Eleni Stavropoulou, Cesare Griner

Permanent CO storage in basalts through mineralisation offers a promising solution for reducing carbon emissions and mitigating climate change. This study focuses on the impact of potential mineralisation on the flow properties of the basaltic material. Fl ...

2024

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Water Exchange of Opalinus Clay Samples

Alessio Ferrari, Eleni Stavropoulou, Qazim Llabjani, Vincenzo Sergio Vespo

Opalinus Clay is a fine-grained sedimentary geomaterial with a mineral composition consisting mainly of silicates, carbonates and quartz. Due to its favourable barrier properties, this geomaterial has been selected as the host rock for the underground disp ...

Wei Wu, Universität für Bodenkultur2023

Hydro-mechanichal characterisation of bentonite/steel interfaces

Alessio Ferrari, Eleni Stavropoulou, Fabiana Sannasardo

The hydromechanical response of a Wyoming-type bentonite (MX-80) and its interface with steel was studied in terms of shear resistance under different hydration levels. A series of shear tests under constant normal stress were performed in total suction co ...

2023

CO2 storage in basalts: the impact of mineralisation on the hydromechanical response of the material

Lyesse Laloui, Eleni Stavropoulou

Carbon mineralisation in basalts is a promising cost-effective way to permanently store CO2 in view of climate change mitigation. In this work, the impact of carbon mineralisation on the hydromechanical properties of a basaltic sample is studied. Unlike pr ...

Argo-E Group2023

Visualising the coupled mechanics of CO2 breakthrough

Lyesse Laloui, Eleni Stavropoulou

2022

Evaluating CO2 breakthrough in a shaly a caprock material: a multi-scale experimental approach

Lyesse Laloui, Eleni Stavropoulou

The potential of underground CO2 storage relies on the sealing efficiency of an overlaying caprock that acts as a geological barrier. Shales are considered as potential caprock formations thanks to their favourable hydro-mechanical properties. In this work ...

Nature Research2022

Insights into the interaction of a shale with CO2

Lyesse Laloui, Eleni Stavropoulou

Caprock formations, such as shales, play a key role in safe underground CO2 storage since they serve as a hydromechanical barrier that prevents migration of the injected CO2 to the surface. While their hydromechanical response is important to ensure their ...

2022

Shear Response of Wet Weak Carbonate Rock/Grout Interfaces Under Cyclic Loading

Eleni Stavropoulou

The development and construction of offshore wind farms requires the correct estimation of the friction that can be mobilised at the rock/grout interface. In conventional studies, the shear behaviour of a joint is usually investigated with laboratory tests ...

2021