Spring 2025
CIVENG 188 001 - LEC 001
Carbon Capture and Storage
James W Rector III, Rachel Chow
Class #:30068
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
1
Enrolled: 49
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 50
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by James W Rector III
Course Catalog Description
Carbon capture and storage and its role in reducing carbon emissions, Fossil fuels and concentrated emissions sources. Chemistry, physics, and engineering principles of pre and post combustion carbon capture technologies. Principles of underground sequestration. Geology of storage zones, physical and chemical properties of pore fluids. Principles of subsurface CO2 flow. Drilling, wellbore construction, and characterization of deep injection boreholes. Injection and monitoring. Political and socio-economic drivers and constraints for carbon capture and storage.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for CIV ENG 188 after completing CIV ENG 188. A deficient grade in CIV ENG 188 may be removed by taking CIV ENG 188.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None