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Geologic Carbon Storage of Anthropogenic CO2 under the Colorado Plateau in Emery County, Utah

  • Nathan Moodie,
  • Wei Jia,
  • Richard Middleton,
  • Sean Yaw,
  • Si-Yong Lee,
  • Ting Xiao,
  • David Wheatley,
  • Peter Steele,
  • Rich Esser and
  • Brian McPherson

24 March 2022

Geologic Carbon Storage (GCS) is a promising technology for storing large volumes of anthropogenic CO2 effectively and permanently. Numerical simulations are an integral part of site selection and characterization for any potential GCS site. As part...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geologic CO2 Sequestration (GCS) and Its Potential Impacts on the Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,412 Views
14 Pages

3 April 2025

An in-depth investigation of the adsorption and diffusion mechanism of hydrogen in low-rank coals is of great significance for optimizing the technical path of geological hydrogen storage and improving the efficiency of hydrogen storage. Two kinds of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
674 Views
20 Pages

12 September 2026

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a critical technology for mitigating climate change by reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Effective monitoring of CCS sites is essential to ensure that injected CO2 remains securely trapped and doe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Acoustic Sensors and Their Applications—3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,990 Views
29 Pages

Analysis and Evaluation of a TCO2 Electrothermal Energy Storage System with Integration of CO2 Geological Storage

  • Aristeidis Stoikos,
  • Alexios-Spyridon Kyriakides,
  • Júlio Carneiro,
  • Dounya Behnous,
  • Georgios Gravanis,
  • Ioannis N. Tsimpanogiannis,
  • Panos Seferlis and
  • Spyros Voutetakis

27 January 2025

The goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions necessitates the increase in RES utilization. To accomplish this goal, energy storage solutions are required. This study investigates the performance of an electrothermal energy storage system, the CEEGS, w...

(This article belongs to the Collection Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,237 Views
23 Pages

20 December 2021

An analysis of the influence of injection well location on CO2 storage efficiency was carried out for three well-known geological structures (traps) in deep aquifers of the Lower Jurassic Polish Lowlands. Geological models of the structures were used...

(This article belongs to the Topic Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation Technologies (CCS/CCU))
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
7,155 Views
25 Pages

9 March 2025

This article provides detailed geological and reservoir data on the existing underground gas storage (UGS) facilities in Ukraine and their prospects for hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) storage. The H2 and CO2 storage issue is an integral part...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,403 Views
20 Pages

1 March 2023

The geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most suitable option to achieve a large-scale and low-cost CO2 emissions worldwide, but the selection of favorable areas for the geological storage is the main issue. In this study, evaluation ind...

(This article belongs to the Section H: Geo-Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,996 Views
13 Pages

19 September 2018

Investigation into geological storage of CO2 is underway at Hontomín (Spain). The storage reservoir is a deep saline aquifer formed by naturally fractured carbonates with low matrix permeability. Understanding the processes that are involved i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geological Storage of Gases as a Tool for Energy Transition)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,191 Views
24 Pages

Analysis of the Current Status and Hot Technologies of Carbon Dioxide Geological Storage

  • Feiran Wang,
  • Gongda Wang,
  • Haiyan Wang,
  • Huiyong Niu,
  • Yue Chen,
  • Xiaoxuan Li and
  • Guchen Niu

28 June 2024

Carbon dioxide geological storage is one of the key measures to control and alleviate atmospheric carbon dioxide content. To better grasp the developmental dynamic and trend of carbon dioxide geological storage research over the world, promoting the...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
  • Review
  • Open Access
103 Citations
19,684 Views
39 Pages

Selecting Geological Formations for CO2 Storage: A Comparative Rating System

  • Muhammad Hammad Rasool,
  • Maqsood Ahmad and
  • Muhammad Ayoub

13 April 2023

Underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in geological formations plays a vital role in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. It involves capturing CO2 emissions from industrial processes and power generation and storing them underground, t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geological CO2 Storage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,886 Views
18 Pages

31 May 2024

The increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is a major factor contributing to climate change. CO2 storage in coal goaf is a convenient, effective, and economical solution. Methods to quickly and effectively evaluate geological conditions ar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Carbon Capture and Storage and Renewable Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,558 Views
22 Pages

19 December 2024

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is a crucial and effective tool to achieve China’s dual carbon goals. The primary locations suitable for underground CO2 storage include depleted oil and gas reservoirs, deep saline aquifers, and deep...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,587 Views
23 Pages

Suitability and Potential Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Geological Storage: Case Study of Dezhou Subdepression

  • Zhizheng Liu,
  • Lin Ye,
  • Hao Liu,
  • Chao Jia,
  • Henghua Zhu,
  • Zeyu Li and
  • Huafeng Liu

25 June 2025

Under the dual-carbon policy framework, geological CO2 storage, particularly in saline aquifers, is pivotal to achieving national emission reduction targets. However, selecting geologically favorable storage sites demands quantitative assessment of c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,547 Views
21 Pages

Potential for the Geological Storage of CO2 in the Croatian Part of the Adriatic Offshore

  • Bruno Saftić,
  • Iva Kolenković Močilac,
  • Marko Cvetković,
  • Domagoj Vulin,
  • Josipa Velić and
  • Bruno Tomljenović

23 September 2019

Every country with a history of petroleum exploration has acquired geological knowledge of its sedimentary basins and might therefore make use of a newly emerging resource—as there is the potential to decarbonise energy and industry sectors by...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geological and Mineralogical Sequestration of CO2)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,574 Views
16 Pages

17 October 2022

The geological storage of CO2 is a critical technique for reducing emissions, which significantly contributes to the mitigation of the greenhouse effect. Currently, CO2 is often geologically stored in coal seams, hydrocarbon reservoirs, and saline aq...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue CO2 Geological Storage and Utilization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,471 Views
21 Pages

17 May 2025

The technical objective of a monitoring system is to provide the means to detect potential irregularities related to the project plan, to provide assurance that the migration of the CO2 plume stays within the storage unit, and to show that CO2 behave...

(This article belongs to the Section Carbon Cycle, Capture and Storage)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,209 Views
46 Pages

A Comparative Study of Major Risk Assessment (RA) Frameworks in Geologic Carbon Storage (GCS)

  • Elvin Hajiyev,
  • Marshall Watson,
  • Hossein Emadi,
  • Bassel Eissa,
  • Athar Hussain,
  • Abdul Rehman Baig and
  • Abdulrahman Shahin

4 June 2025

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology presents a practical solution for reducing industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through underground anthropogenic CO2 storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. The long-term storage efficiency faces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
906 Views
49 Pages

23 January 2026

Geological storage of carbon dioxide in faulted sedimentary basins requires suitability evaluation methods that can address uncertainty, indicator interaction, and limited data availability. This study develops an integrated evaluation framework that...

(This article belongs to the Topic Clean and Low Carbon Energy, 2nd Edition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,675 Views
17 Pages

27 December 2022

With the proposal of China’s national “double carbon” strategic goal, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology has attracted more and more attention. Due to the high cost, high energy consumption and high risk of CC...

(This article belongs to the Section Air Pollution Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,036 Views
15 Pages

15 April 2021

This study conducted core sampling of an offshore borehole for geological reservoir characterization of a potential CO2 storage site in southeast Korea. From this, two promising geological formations at ~739 and ~779 m were identified as prospective...

(This article belongs to the Section B3: Carbon Emission and Utilization)
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,173 Views
24 Pages

Overview of Typical Projects for Geological Storage of CO2 in Offshore Saline Aquifers

  • Lintao Li,
  • Yuming Liu,
  • Yanzun Li,
  • Ziyi Wang,
  • Kai Guo,
  • Qianli Ma,
  • Yingying Cui,
  • Kaibang Liu and
  • Cong Chen

26 November 2024

With the continuous growth of global energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions are also rising, leading to serious challenges posed by climate change. Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technology is considered one of the key pathways to m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,284 Views
18 Pages

A Threshold Line for Safe Geologic CO2 Storage Based on Field Measurement of Soil CO2 Flux

  • Takashi Kuriyama,
  • Phung Quoc Huy,
  • Salmawati Salmawati and
  • Kyuro Sasaki

27 March 2021

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an established and verified technology that can implement zero emissions on a large enough scale to limit temperature rise to below 2 °C, as stipulated in the Paris Agreement. However, leakage from CCS sites must b...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue CO2 Capture and Valorization)
  • Review
  • Open Access
171 Citations
16,084 Views
19 Pages

Hydrogen Storage in Geological Formations—The Potential of Salt Caverns

  • Aleksandra Małachowska,
  • Natalia Łukasik,
  • Joanna Mioduska and
  • Jacek Gębicki

10 July 2022

Hydrogen-based technologies are among the most promising solutions to fulfill the zero-emission scenario and ensure the energy independence of many countries. Hydrogen is considered a green energy carrier, which can be utilized in the energy, transpo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Saving and Zero-Energy Systems: Renewable Energy Technologies, Energy Efficiency, Circular Economy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,981 Views
15 Pages

1 January 2020

The paper presents an analysis of the possible location of geological formations suitable for CO2 storage in the Upper Silesia Coal Basin, Poland. The range of the reservoir has been determined on the basis of an analysis of basic geological paramete...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,187 Views
20 Pages

Study on Quantitative Assessment of CO2 Leakage Risk Along the Wellbore Under the Geological Storage of the Salt Water Layer

  • Shaobo Gao,
  • Shanpo Jia,
  • Yanwei Zhu,
  • Long Zhao,
  • Yuxuan Cao,
  • Xianyin Qi and
  • Fatian Guan

25 October 2024

In the process of CO2 geological storage in the salt water layer, CO2 leakage along the wellbore will seriously affect the effective storage of CO2 in the target geological area. To solve this problem, based on the investigation of a large number of...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Energy Storage and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
6,817 Views
32 Pages

1 September 2020

One of the most promising means of reducing carbon content in the atmosphere, which is aimed at tackling the threats of global warming, is injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep saline aquifers (DSAs). Keeping this in mind, this research aims to in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue CO2 Capture and Sequestration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
342 Views
18 Pages

Review on Integrated Reassessment of China’s CO2 Geological Storage Potential Based on AHP Weighting and Multi-Source Indicator Synthesis

  • Yutong Fu,
  • Dongyu Lu,
  • Xiao Xiao,
  • Ruosi Zhao,
  • Jinting Xiong,
  • Weilin Yuan,
  • Chao Yang,
  • Luyi Wang and
  • Jingjing Liu

8 September 2026

As a core component of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), CO2 geological storage is critical to China’s carbon neutrality strategy. However, current assessments of China’s CO2 geological storage potential suffer from substant...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Integrated Geological, Mineralogical, and Engineering Research on Unconventional Oil and Gas)
  • Article
  • Open Access
461 Views
20 Pages

27 July 2026

Underground gas storage converted from depleted oil and gas reservoirs requires reliable long-term sealing of caprocks, faults, and other geological barriers during cyclic injection and withdrawal. Conventional evaluations mainly focus on static geol...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Evaluation, Development, Simulation and Utilization of Geo-Energy Resources and Underground Space)
  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,849 Views
55 Pages

25 September 2025

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a vital climate mitigation strategy aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from industrial and energy sectors. This review presents a comprehensive analysis of CCS technologies, focusing on capture methods, transport syst...

(This article belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
  • Review
  • Open Access
95 Citations
10,943 Views
26 Pages

A Review of the Studies on CO2–Brine–Rock Interaction in Geological Storage Process

  • Ameh Peter,
  • Dongmin Yang,
  • Kenneth Imo-Imo Israel Eshiet and
  • Yong Sheng

CO2–brine–rock interaction impacts the behavior and efficiency of CO2 geological storage; a thorough understanding of these impacts is important. A lot of research in the past has considered the nature and impact of CO2–brine–...

  • Review
  • Open Access
231 Views
42 Pages

Digital Rock Segmentation with Uncertainty Quantification for Geological CO2 Storage: From Image Accuracy to Carbon Storage Reliability

  • William Apau Marfo,
  • William Ampomah,
  • Hamid Rahnema,
  • Carlos Ronaldo Oliva,
  • Godsway Akpabli,
  • Kwamena Opoku Duartey,
  • Elizabeth Akonobea Appiah,
  • Sylvester Agyei and
  • Jacqueline Margaret Adjimah

Geological CO2 storage is essential to pathways to carbon neutrality, but its deployment depends on trustworthy estimates of storage capacity, injectivity, trapping, reactive evolution, and containment. Digital rock physics can provide pore-scale inp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,198 Views
19 Pages

27 September 2025

Tight gas reservoirs, as important unconventional natural gas resources, face low recovery rates due to low porosity, low permeability, and strong heterogeneity. CO2 Storage with Enhanced Gas Recovery (CSEGR) technology combines CO2 geological storag...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,759 Views
37 Pages

18 November 2025

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a critical technology for promoting carbon reduction and achieving the carbon neutrality goal. As a vital component of CCS projects, the injection process makes it especially important to clarify wellsite layout me...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geological Storage and Engineering Application of Gases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,201 Views
22 Pages

29 November 2025

Deep well injection and storage (DWIS) technology provides an effective alternative to address the high cost, energy intensity, and limited scalability of conventional treatments for high-salinity mine water from coal mines. However, the absence of a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mine Water Treatment, Utilization and Storage Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,965 Views
20 Pages

Defining CO2 Geological Storage Capacity in Unmineable Coal Seams Through Adsorption Data in 3D: Case Study of the Chico Lomã Deposit, Southern Brazil

  • Saulo B. de Oliveira,
  • Haline V. Rocha,
  • Cristina F. A. Rodrigues,
  • Manuel J. Lemos de Sousa and
  • Colombo C. G. Tassinari

24 March 2025

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has led to irreversible climate changes, emphasizing the need for effective strategies to mitigate emissions. Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, including geological C...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,054 Views
13 Pages

Simulation Study on the Mechanical Effect of CO2 Geological Storage in Ordos Demonstration Area

  • Chang Li,
  • Shuren Hao,
  • Shengjie Zhang,
  • Yongqing Jiang and
  • Zhidong Yi

29 December 2023

In order to understand the long-term process of CO2 storage and demonstrate its safety, multi-field coupled numerical simulation is considered a crucial technology in the field of geological CO2 storage. This study establishes a site-specific homogen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Groundwater and Surface Water on the Natural Geo-Hazards)
  • Article
  • Open Access
477 Views
26 Pages

20 July 2026

To address the complex pressure-response mechanisms and difficulties in quantitatively characterizing dynamic reservoir properties during CO2 geological storage in tight oil reservoirs, this work develops a dual-region composite seepage model couplin...

(This article belongs to the Section Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
999 Views
10 Pages

Numerical Simulation on Carbon Dioxide Geological Storage and Coalbed Methane Drainage Displacement—A Case Study in Middle Hunan Depression of China

  • Lihong He,
  • Keying Wang,
  • Fengchu Liao,
  • Jianjun Cui,
  • Mingjun Zou,
  • Ningbo Cai,
  • Zhiwei Liu,
  • Jiang Du,
  • Shuhua Gong and
  • Jianglun Bai

21 July 2025

Based on a detailed investigation of the geological setting of coalbed methane by previous work in the Xiangzhong Depression, Hunan Province, numerical simulation methods were used to simulate the geological storage of carbon dioxide and displacement...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Comprehensive Evaluation and Utilization of Coal Measure Mineral Resources)
  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,810 Views
25 Pages

Mechanism, Modeling and Challenges of Geological Storage of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

  • Shun Wang,
  • Kan Jin,
  • Wei Zhao,
  • Luojia Ding,
  • Jingning Zhang and
  • Di Xu

14 August 2025

CO2 geological storage (CGS) is critical for mitigating emissions in hard-to-abate industries under carbon neutrality. However, its implementation faces significant challenges. This paper examines CO2-trapping mechanisms and proposes key safety measu...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,011 Views
21 Pages

16 May 2023

Carbon sequestration in the sea area, with the advantages of high storage potential, high safety, low environmental impact, and a long storage period, serves as an important way to achieve the goals of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality&rdqu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Marine Engineering Geology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,299 Views
15 Pages

Minimum Carbon Credit Cost Estimation for Carbon Geological Storage in the Mae Moh Basin, Thailand

  • Chanapol Charoentanaworakun,
  • Komsoon Somprasong,
  • Anusak Duongkaew,
  • Panita Wongchai,
  • Ploypailin Katunyoo and
  • Purin Thanaphanyakhun

6 May 2024

Carbon geological storage (CGS) is one of the key processes in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, which are used to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve carbon-neutrality and net-zero emissions in developing countries. In Thailand, the Mae Mo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Volume II: Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage)
  • Review
  • Open Access
286 Views
25 Pages

Aligning Geological Storage, Industrial Decarbonisation, and Regional Planning for Post-Coal Sustainability: A Systems Perspective from Western Macedonia, Greece

  • Nikolaos Koukouzas,
  • Christos L. Stergiou,
  • George S. Maraslidis,
  • Pavlos Tyrologou,
  • Eleonora Manoukian,
  • Christina Karatrantou,
  • Enias-Dimitris Liolis and
  • Theodoros Zarogiannis

8 October 2026

Coal-dependent regions face a multidimensional transition challenge that extends beyond energy substitution and requires coordinated transformation of industrial systems, landscapes, infrastructure, governance and local economies. Using a structured...

(This article belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,117 Views
22 Pages

17 November 2025

CO2 Geological Storage Leakage (CGSL) poses significant risks to environmental safety and the sustainability of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects. While Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and the Risk Matrix are established risk assessm...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-Scale Risk Assessment and Geological Characterization of Underground Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects)
  • Review
  • Open Access
905 Views
40 Pages

17 August 2026

Underground storage of green hydrogen is a strategic enabler of large-scale renewable deployment, but its feasibility rests on a hard problem: keeping a small, highly mobile molecule confined underground for decades without safety or environmental ri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Utilization (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,364 Views
21 Pages

An Investigation into CO2–Brine–Cement–Reservoir Rock Interactions for Wellbore Integrity in CO2 Geological Storage

  • Amir Jahanbakhsh,
  • Qi Liu,
  • Mojgan Hadi Mosleh,
  • Harshit Agrawal,
  • Nazia Mubeen Farooqui,
  • Jim Buckman,
  • Montserrat Recasens,
  • Mercedes Maroto-Valer,
  • Anna Korre and
  • Sevket Durucan

16 August 2021

Geological storage of CO2 in saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas reservoirs can help mitigate CO2 emissions. However, CO2 leakage over a long storage period represents a potential concern. Therefore, it is critical to establish a good understand...

(This article belongs to the Section A5: Hydrogen Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,657 Views
18 Pages

The aim of this article is to provide a qualitative and quantitative description of Lower–Upper Cretaceous detrital rocks (Escucha and Utrillas sandstones) in order to explore their potential use as CO2 reservoirs based on their petrographic an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geological Storage of Gases as a Tool for Energy Transition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,051 Views
30 Pages

31 October 2023

Emission reduction in the main greenhouse gas, CO2, can be achieved efficiently via CO2 geological storage and utilization (CCUS) methods such as the CO2 enhanced oil/water/gas recovery technique, which is considered to be an important strategic tech...

(This article belongs to the Topic Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation Technologies (CCS/CCU)—2nd Volume)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,771 Views
26 Pages

29 July 2021

This study aims at the development of an artificial neural network (ANN) model to optimize relief well design in Pohang Basin, South Korea. Relief well design in carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) requires complex processes and excessive ite...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,367 Views
27 Pages

21 August 2025

Numerical simulations are essential for optimizing CO2 geological storage in deep saline aquifers; however, their substantial computational demands pose a significant challenge. This study introduces an automated machine learning (ML)-driven grid blo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2nd Edition of Artificial Intelligent Techniques in the Optimal Operation of Oil and Gas Production Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,248 Views
19 Pages

10 October 2025

The influence of stress on gas sorption behavior and sorption-induced swelling in coal is critical for the success of CO2-enhanced coalbed methane recovery (CO2-ECBM) and geological carbon sequestration—a key strategy for mitigating climate cha...

(This article belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

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