Experimental abiotic synthesis of methanol in seafloor hydrothermal systems during diking events

The abiotic synthesis of organic compounds in seafloor hydrothermal systems is one mechanism through which the subsurface environment could be supplied with reduced carbon. A flow-through, fixed-bed laboratory reactor vessel, the Catalytic Reactor Vessel (CRV) system, has been developed to investigate mineral–surface promoted organic synthesis at temperatures up to 400°C and pressures up to 30 MPa, conditions relevant to seafloor hydrothermal systems. Here we present evidence that metastable methanol can be directly synthesized from a gas-rich CO₂–H₂–H₂O mixture in the presence of a mineral substrate. Experiments have been performed without a substrate, with quartz, and with a mixture of quartz and magnetite. Temperatures and pressures in the experiments ranged from 200°C to 350°C and from 15 to 18 MPa, respectively. Maximum conversion of 5.8×10⁻⁴% CO₂ to CH₃OH per hour was measured using a mixture of magnetite and quartz in the reactor. After passivation of the stainless steel reactor vessel, experiments demonstrate that methanol is formed at temperatures up to 350°C in the presence of magnetite, and that the formation rate decreases over time. The experiments also show a loss of surface reactivity at 310°C and a regeneration of surface reactivity with increased temperature up to 350°C. Concentrations of CO₂ and H₂ used in the experiments simulate periodic, localized and dynamic conditions occurring within the seafloor during and immediately following magmatic diking events. High concentrations of CO₂ and H₂ may be generated by dike injection accompanied by exsolution of CO₂ and reaction of dissolved H₂O with FeO in the magma to form H₂. The experiments described here examine how the ephemeral formation of an H₂–CO₂-rich vapor phase within seafloor hydrothermal systems may supply reactants for abiotic organic synthesis reactions. These experiments show that the presence of specific minerals can promote the abiotic synthesis of simple organic molecules from common inorganic reactants such H₂O, CO₂ and H₂ under geologically realistic conditions.     

富镁尾矿封存二氧化碳的实验地球化学研究

为了实现IPCC 提出的控温1.5℃的目标，矿物封存因其具有长期稳定性和安全性的特点而成为研究热点，文章选取富镁尾矿作为封存原料进行研究。该尾矿为盐湖钾盐生产废弃物，由于无法利用，一直困扰当地产业。将其利用为封存二氧化碳的原料，可实现以废治废。文章通过实验研究不同反应温度（0、20、50、80℃） 下二氧化碳吸收和碳酸盐沉淀两个核心过程，探讨二氧化碳在MgCl₂-NH₃-H₂O 体系中的反应路径和速率，发现二氧化碳在气—液界面的动力学反应速率常数 是限制CO₂传质的重要因素，对温度和反应速率常数进行建模发现两者关系为： k_app=1.4857×10⁵ exp(-1974/T) 。另外，通过对比不同温度下的二氧化碳吸收率和碳沉淀速率，提出最佳的实验温度条件，为富镁尾矿规模化封存二氧化碳提供参考。     

地质调查助力碳达峰碳中和目标实现的路径浅析

2030年前实现碳达峰,2060年前实现碳中和是2020年我国提出的国家重大战略目标.以当前我国的二氧化碳排放及能源结构现状,要实现这一伟大目标形势十分严峻.介绍了全球碳循环过程,阐述了碳源与碳汇对于大气CO2浓度的贡献,从减源与增汇2个方面,初步分析了地质调查在推动碳达峰与碳中和目标实现中的作用与可能的贡献,并提出了...     

海上CO2地质封存监测现状及建议

海上二氧化碳(CO₂)地质封存是中国应对滨海地区温室气体排放的重要举措,是实现“碳达峰、碳中和”目标不可或缺的关键技术。中国沿海地区工业发达、碳源丰富,近海盆地具有良好的储盖层物性和圈闭特征,封存潜力巨大,目前中国首个海上CO₂地质封存示范工程已在南海珠江口盆地正式启动。CO₂监测作为CCUS技术的重要组成部分,贯穿CO₂地质封存的全生命周期,是确保封存工程安全性和合理性的必要手段。然而,中国海上CO₂地质封存技术处于起步阶段,海上监测任务颇具挑战。文章回顾了国际上海上CO₂地质封存的相关代表性研究工作以及示范项目案例,对监测指标、技术、监测方案等进行分析,提出海上CO₂地质封存监测技术筛选优化方法和监测建议,旨在为中国海上CO₂地质封存示范项目的开展提供参考依据。     

Implications of super dense carbonic and hypersaline fluid inclusions in granites from the Ranchi area, Chottanagpur Gneissic Complex, Eastern India

A combined fluid inclusion and mineral thermobarometric study in groups of synchronous inclusions in quartz within weakly foliated granites from the Chottanagpur Gneissic Complex, India, reveals super dense carbonic (CO₂ with minor CH₄ and H₂O) inclusions and hypersaline (H₂O–NaCl ± NaHCO₃) inclusions, with halite- and nahcolite daughter phases. This study documents the highest density (1.115 g cm^− 3) CO₂ fluids ever reported in granites. Fluid isochores, constructed from CO₂ (± CH₄) and halite-bearing inclusions, coupled with two-feldspar thermometry constrain the minimum P–T at 8 kbar/ 750 °C for fluid entrapment in granites. By contrast, the carbonic inclusions in quartz from granite-hosted metapelite enclaves contain substantial CH₄ (up to 30 mol%), and the entrapment pressure ( 4.3 kbar/600 °C) is considerably lower compared to those in the granites. By implication, the sillimanite-free granites were not derived from the metapelitic enclaves, and instead were formed by partial melting of fluid-heterogeneous lower crustal protoliths, with fluid entrapment at magmatic conditions.     

鄂尔多斯盆地兴县地区煤层气地球化学特征及成因

煤层气化学组分、甲烷碳氢同位素特征对煤层气成因、分布规律和煤层气资源评价具有重要意义。为了查明河东煤田北部兴县地区山西组、太原组煤层甲烷及二氧化碳成因，采集研究区煤层气井解吸气样，通过组分分析、CH₄碳氢同位素和CO₂碳同位素测试，根据煤层气成因图版，分析了煤层气稳定同位素的地质影响因素，揭示了研究区煤层气成因。结果表明，区内主力煤层的甲烷碳同位素存在明显差异:8煤甲烷δ13C₁值介于-55.1‰~-44.2‰，平均为-49.2‰；13煤δ13C₁值介于-65.7‰~-55.7‰，平均为-59.8‰。同一煤层内甲烷碳同位素呈现出随煤层埋深增加而变重、随水动力条件增强变轻的特点；甲烷碳同位素偏轻，重烃组分偏少，表明受到一定因素或次生作用的影响。8煤以热成因气为主，13煤以次生生物成因气为主。研究区8煤δ13C （CO₂）介于-17.3‰~-4.8‰，13煤δ13C （CO₂）介于-26.3‰~-6.9‰，二氧化碳为煤热演化初期或最近一次煤层抬升再沉降后煤中有机质热裂解产生。研究成果为明确该区煤层气勘探开发方向提供了理论依据。      

深部煤层CO2注入过程中煤体积参数变化的模拟实验

CO₂注入煤层会改造储层孔裂隙结构,对提高CO₂埋藏和强化甲烷抽采能力产生重要影响。为探究CO₂注入后的煤体结构演化规律,选择山西沁水盆地寺河矿无烟煤和新源矿焦煤样品进行模拟实验,通过测试并分析CO₂注入前后煤体积参数的变化,得到以下结论:CO₂的注入可以溶蚀煤中矿物,增加连通孔隙体积并引起有机质的膨胀;矿物溶蚀对孔隙体积变化的贡献不显著,却导致大量封闭孔转换为连通孔,其中大于40μm的大孔孔隙体积增幅最大;有机质的膨胀量较大,其对孔隙的挤压作用可能会降低煤体的连通性;CO₂注入对煤体结构的改造作用受煤级和模拟埋深条件的共同影响。      

CO2矿化研究现状及应用潜力

CO₂浓度急剧上升成为一个很严峻的问题,因此,降低大气CO₂浓度成为当务之急.目前涉及的方案中的海洋封存、地质封存,虽封存潜力巨大,但带来的负面影响也不容小觑.CO₂矿化利用实质是模拟自然界岩石化学风化,作为一种新兴的减排方案,既能固定大气CO₂,生成具有工业附加值的碳酸盐产品,又能实现环境友好.能够矿化利用的原材料包括天然富钙、镁硅酸盐矿物,工业碱性废固、液,盐湖中的氯化镁资源等,矿化利用的方法也不尽相同.虽然硅酸盐岩的风化是如何控制长时间尺度的气候变化的机制还没有定论,但风化过程中具有固定大量CO₂的潜力这一认识已达成共识.对含有大量硅酸盐矿物的尾矿矿化CO₂的研究是目前的热点,介绍了尾矿矿化CO₂的研究现状及几种重要尾矿矿物的矿化应用潜力.      

不同含水性无烟煤CO2吸附行为及其对地质封存的启示

深部煤层CO₂地质封存是助力“碳达峰碳中和”战略的重要途径,煤层含水性对以CO₂吸附封存为主的深部煤层CO₂地质封存能力影响显著。以无烟煤为例,开展了45℃下干燥、平衡水、饱和水煤样高压CO₂等温吸附实验,校正了饱和水煤样过剩吸附曲线,利用改进的D-R吸附模型拟合得到三者吸附能力与吸附热,对比了不同含水条件下CO₂绝对吸附曲线,阐释了饱和水增强无烟煤吸附能力的微观作用机理。结果表明:(1)干燥、平衡水、饱和水煤样CO₂吸附能力分别为56.72、45.19和48.36 cm3/g,吸附热分别为29.42、26.23和27.24 kJ/mol。(2) CO₂密度小于0.16 g/cm3(6.48 MPa)时,无烟煤CO₂绝对吸附量大小顺序为干燥煤样、饱和水煤样和平衡水煤样,而CO₂进入超临界状态后,顺序变为饱和水煤样、干燥煤样和平衡水煤样。(3)水分子优先占据高能吸附位是平衡水煤样吸附能力减弱的主要原因,而煤?水体系与CO₂相互作用强于CO₂与H₂O竞争吸附下的煤?CO₂相互作用是饱和水煤样在CO₂超临界阶段吸附能力高于干燥煤样的根本原因。(4)吸附封存是煤层CO₂地质封存的主要形式,深部煤储层条件下,煤层饱和水对超临界CO₂增储作用更为明显,高压注水是提高深部煤层CO₂地质封存潜力,改善煤储层渗透性的有效手段。      

海洋酸化对颗石藻的影响

工业革命以来人类活动产生了大量二氧化碳气体（CO2）并释放到大气中。CO2溶于海水,造成海水pH值降低,改变海洋碳酸系统的平衡。海洋酸化对海洋生态系统特别是钙化生物构成威胁。颗石藻作为主要的钙化浮游生物,在海洋碳循环过程中起着重要的作用。大多数培养实验表明CO2浓度上升会促进颗石藻光合作用。而海洋酸化对不同种或不同品系颗石藻钙化作用产生不同的影响。     

高压条件下CO2对页岩微观孔隙结构影响及其在页岩中的吸附特征

为了解高压条件下二氧化碳（CO₂）对页岩微观孔隙结构改造及吸附行为,以四川盆地焦页6井页岩为研究对象,通过低温N₂吸附和重量法等温吸附实验,研究了不同温压条件下CO₂处理前后的页岩微观结构特征及CO₂在页岩中的吸附行为.研究表明随处理温度升高,CO₂作用后的页岩比表面积呈下降趋势,平均孔径和孔体积呈上升趋势,微孔、中孔比例减少,宏孔比例增大.CO₂会改变页岩孔隙结构,改变程度与温度呈正相关关系.研究同时表明页岩对CO₂的过剩吸附量随压力增大而增加直至达到最大值,后随压力增大而减小;绝对吸附量随压力增大而增加,在40 MPa之后,吸附量趋于稳定.页岩对CO₂的吸附行为与温度压力有关,在高压条件下,Langmuir模型依然能较好地拟合CO₂在页岩中的吸附.      

应用TOUGH模拟二氧化碳地质储存过程的复杂地质体建模技术与实现

基于TOUGH2数值模拟器中存在处理复杂地质条件难的问题,提出了将三维地质模型与TOUGH2数值模型耦合的具体思路和方法,并在Windows平台上编制了相应的程序,利用该程序可以直接将地质模型（如GMS和Petrel建立）与TOUGH2的数值模型进行有机融合,并进行了算法验证。通过CO₂地质储存的实例,可以看出地层构造对CO₂的空间运移起着控制作用,模拟结果显示CO₂会沿着背斜面地层进行运移扩散。因此通过此转换程序,能够增强TOUGH2模拟器处理地层起伏、断层、褶被等常见地质构造,以及地质属性随空间变化的地质体,提高了模拟器的使用效率。     

高温高压下超临界二氧化碳作用对花岗岩力学性质影响的试验研究

为了研究二氧化碳基增强型地热系统核心及邻近区域中超临界二氧化碳(ScCO₂)作用对岩石力学性能的影响,设计了纯ScCO₂与干燥花岗岩作用,ScCO₂、水蒸气与干燥花岗岩作用,ScCO₂与在水中浸泡了24 h后的花岗岩作用3种试验条件,每种试验条件下均开展了210、240、270℃温度下的试验。对ScCO₂作用后的岩样以及一个未经处理的对比样先后开展纵波波速测试以及单轴压缩试验,获得了岩石的纵波波速、单轴抗压强度以及弹性模量。纵波波速试验结果表明,在上述3种试验条件下,花岗岩样的波速会都会发生一定程度的降低。单轴压缩试验结果表明,ScCO₂作用后的岩石单轴抗压强度及弹性模量都几乎没有受到影响,但是从破坏模式看,未经处理的岩石以张拉破坏为主,处理后的岩石以剪切破坏为主,并且随着温度的升高剪切破坏越明显。试验结果说明,在不存在水或者仅有微量水存在的情况下,ScCO₂的作用对岩石产生轻微损伤,岩样的刚性减弱、塑性增强,导致其纵波波速有少量的下...     

Fluid inclusions in granulites, granulitized eclogites and garnet clinopyroxenites from the Dabie–Sulu terranes, eastern China

Minor granulites (believed to be pre-Triassic), surrounded by abundant amphibolite-facies orthogneiss, occur in the same region as the well-documented Triassic high- and ultrahigh-pressure (HP and UHP) eclogites in the Dabie–Sulu terranes, eastern China. Moreover, some eclogites and garnet clinopyroxenites have been metamorphosed at granulite- to amphibolite-facies conditions during exhumation. Granulitized HP eclogites/garnet clinopyroxenites at Huangweihe and Baizhangyan record estimated eclogite-facies metamorphic conditions of 775–805 °C and ≥15 kbar, followed by granulite- to amphibolite-facies overprint of ca. 750–800 °C and 6–11 kbar. The presence of (Na, Ca, Ba, Sr)-feldspars in garnet and omphacite corresponds to amphibolite-facies conditions. Metamorphic mineral assemblages and P–T estimates for felsic granulite at Huangtuling and mafic granulite at Huilanshan indicate peak conditions of 850 °C and 12 kbar for the granulite-facies metamorphism and 700 °C and 6 kbar for amphibolite-facies retrograde metamorphism. Cordierite–orthopyroxene and ferropargasite–plagioclase coronas and symplectites around garnet record a strong, rapid decompression, possibly contemporaneous with the uplift of neighbouring HP/UHP eclogites.

Carbonic fluid (CO₂-rich) inclusions are predominant in both HP granulites and granulitized HP/UHP eclogites/garnet clinopyroxenites. They have low densities, having been reset during decompression. Minor amounts of CH₄ and/or N₂ as well as carbonate are present. In the granulitized HP/UHP eclogites/garnet clinopyroxenites, early fluids are high-salinity brines with minor N₂, whereas low-salinity fluids formed during retrogression. Syn-granulite-facies carbonic fluid inclusions occur either in quartz rods in clinopyroxene (granulitized HP garnet clinopyxeronite) or in quartz blebs in garnet and quartz matrices (UHP eclogite). For HP granulites, a limited number of primary CO₂ and mixed H₂O–CO₂(liquid) inclusions have also been observed in undeformed quartz inclusions within garnet, orthopyroxene, and plagioclase which contain abundant, low-density CO₂±carbonate inclusions. It is suggested that the primary fluid in the HP granulites was high-density CO₂, mixed with a significant quantity of water. The water was consumed by retrograde metamorphic mineral reactions and may also have been responsible for metasomatic reactions (“giant myrmekites”) occurring at quartz–feldspar boundaries. Compared with the UHP eclogites in this region, the granulites were exhumed in the presence of massive, externally derived carbonic fluids and subsequently limited low-salinity aqueous fluids, probably derived from the surrounding gneisses.     

Fluid inclusions in Scourian granulites from the Lewisian complex of NW Scotland: evidence for CO2-rich fluid in Late Archaean high-grade metamorphism

In this paper the first fluid-inclusion data are presented from Late Archaean Scourian granulites of the Lewisian complex of mainland northwest Scotland. Pure CO₂ or CO₂-dominated fluid inclusions are moderately abundant in pristine granulites. These inclusions show homogenization temperatures ranging from − 54 to + 10 °C with a very prominent histogram peak at − 16 to − 32 °C. Isochores corresponding to this main histogram peak agree with P-T estimates for granulite-facies recrystallization during the Badcallian (750–800 °C, 7–8 kbar) as well as with Inverian P-T conditions (550–600 °C, 5 kbar). The maximum densities encountered could correspond to fluids trapped during an early, higher P-T phase of the Badcallian metamorphism (900–1000 °C, 11–12 kbar). Homogenization temperatures substantially higher than the main histogram peak may represent Laxfordian reworking (≤ 500 °C, < 4 kbar). In the pristine granulites, aqueous fluid inclusions are of very subordinate importance and occur only along late secondary healed fractures. In rocks which have been retrograded to amphibolite facies from Inverian and/or Laxfordian shear zones, CO₂ inclusions are conspicuously absent; only secondary aqueous inclusions are present, presumably related to post-granulite hydration processes. These data illustrate the importance of CO₂-rich fluids for the petrogenesis of Late Archaean granulites, and demonstrate that early fluid inclusions may survive subsequent metamorphic processes as long as no new fluid is introduced into the system.     

Thermobarometry and fluid evolution of enderbites within the Magondi Mobile Belt, northern Zimbabwe

Metamorphic conditions within arenaceous, calcareous and argillaceous supracrustal rocks of the Magondi Mobile Belt (Zimbabwe) range from greenschist to granulite facies. Within the high-grade segment, basement gneisses of early Proterozoic age and argillaceous rocks of the Mid-Proterozoic Piriwiri Group are intruded by charnockites and enderbites. Metamorphic mineral assemblages and thermobarometric data for enderbitic granulites of Nyaodza show temperatures of 700–800°C and pressures of 5–7 kbar for the peak of granulite-facies metamorphism. Microthermometry and Raman microspectroscopy reveal that CO₂, associated with minor N₂, has been the dominant fluid phase during granulite-facies metamorphism. The chronology of the CO₂ inclusions and the development of microtextures and mineral assemblages in the enderbites indicates that isolated negative crystal shaped CO₂ inclusions in quartz and plagioclase porphyroclasts entrap syn-metamorphic fluids of medium-high densities (0.88–0.90 g/cm³). Lower density (0.71–0.77 g/cm³) CO₂ inclusions in trails and clusters within the same minerals were formed from local re-equilibration and re-entrapment of the former (near-) peak granulitic CO₂ inclusions. As in many other granulites, syn-metamorphic CO₂ is associated with intrusives emplaced near the peak of metamorphism.     

Experimental synthesis and phase relations of phengitic muscovite from 6.5 to 11 GPa in a calcareous metapelite from the Dabie Mountains, China

The stability and phase relations of phengitic muscovite in a metapelitic bulk composition containing a mixed H₂O+CO₂ fluid were investigated at 6.5–11 GPa, 750–1050°C in synthesis experiments performed in a multianvil apparatus. Starting material consisted of a natural calcareous metapelite from the coesite zone of the Dabie Mountains, China, ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic complex that had experienced peak metamorphic pressures greater than 3 GPa. The sample contains a total of 2.1 wt.% H₂O and 6.3 wt.% CO₂ bound in hydrous and carbonate minerals. No additional fluid was added to the starting material. Phengite is stable in this bulk composition from 6.5 to 9 GPa at 900°C and coexists with an eclogitic phase assemblage consisting of garnet, omphacite, coesite, rutile, and fluid. Phengite dehydrates to produce K-hollandite between 8 and 11 GPa, 750–900°C. Phengite melting/dissolution occurs between 900°C and 975°C at 6.5–8 GPa and is associated with the appearance of kyanite in the phase assemblage. The formation of K-hollandite is accompanied by the appearance of magnesite and topaz-OH in the phase assemblage as well as by significant increases in the grossular content of garnet (average X_grs=0.52, X_py=0.19) and the jadeite content of omphacite (X_jd=0.92). Mass balance indicates that the volatile content of the fluid phase changes markedly at the phengite/K-hollandite phase boundary. At P≤8 GPa, fluid coexisting with phengite appears to be relatively CO₂-rich (XCO₂/XH₂O=2.2), whereas fluid coexisting with K-hollandite and magnesite at 11 GPa is rich in H₂O (XCO₂/XH₂O=0.2). Analysis of quench material and mass balance calculations indicate that fluids at all pressures and temperatures examined contain an abundance of dissolved solutes (approximately 40 mol% at 8 GPa, 60 mol% at 11 GPa) that act to dilute the volatile content of the fluid phase. The average phengite content of muscovite is positively correlated with pressure and ranges from 3.62 Si per formula unit (pfu) at 6.5 GPa to 3.80 Si pfu at 9 GPa. The extent of the phengite substitution in muscovite in this bulk composition appears to be limited to a maximum of 3.80–3.85 Si pfu at P=9 GPa. These experiments show that phengite should be stable in metasediments in mature subduction zones to depths of up to 300 km even under conditions in which aH₂O1. Other high-pressure hydrous phases such as lawsonite, MgMgAl-pumpellyite, and topaz-OH that may form in subducted sediments do not occur within the phengite stability field in this system, and may require more H₂O-rich fluid compositions in order to form. The wide range of conditions under which phengite occurs and its participation in mixed volatile reactions that may buffer the composition of the fluid phase suggest that phengite may significantly influence the nature of metasomatic fluids released from deeply subducted sediments at depths of up to 300 km at convergent plate boundaries.     

玄武岩CO2矿化封存潜力评估方法研究现状及展望

二氧化碳地质封存是实现减排增汇的重要技术选择,能够将CO₂长期、安全地封存在地下岩层中。常规的CO₂封存地质体包括地下深部咸水层和枯竭油气藏,玄武岩是近年来逐渐受关注的新一类CO₂封存地质体,进一步丰富和拓展了CO₂地质封存的技术手段和碳汇潜力。封存潜力评估是CO₂地质封存技术发展的重要基础工作之一,文章系统梳理国内外玄武岩矿化封存潜力的评价方法,对比分析各类方法的原理机制和应用情景,并以冰岛活动裂谷带玄武岩为例应用、对比各类方法。研究认为目前玄武岩矿化封存潜力评估方法一般包括三类：(1)单位矿化法：基于玄武岩单位体积或单位反应面积的固碳量开展潜力评估;(2)矿物置换法：基于玄武岩中可固碳矿物的总量开展封存潜力评估;(3)孔隙充填法：基于CO₂矿化后产生次生矿物所占岩石孔隙体积比例的上限值开展封存潜力评估。单位矿化法的评估数据需进行系统的实验分析,增加了潜力评估的难度。当玄武岩储层孔隙度较大、可固碳矿物含量相对较小时,矿物置换法较为合适;反之,孔隙充填法更...     

日本苫小牧CO2海底地质封存监测技术分析及其启示

海洋二氧化碳捕集、利用与封存(CCUS)是应对全球气候变化、减排温室气体CO₂的关键技术之一,也是实现中国碳中和目标愿景解决方案的重要组成部分。中国近海沉积盆地封存潜力巨大,2022年中国首个CO₂海底地质封存示范工程已在南海珠江口盆地咸水层中正式启动。日本苫小牧咸水层封存项目作为迄今为止亚洲最成功的海底封存项目,其CO₂封存监测工作为我国离岸封存项目的开展提供了重要的实践参考及技术指导。文章全面回顾了苫小牧CCS项目案例情况,对项目执行、场地监测内容及布点、监测设施及技术、监测结果等进行分析,总结苫小牧CCS项目的成功经验,以及陆—井—海结合一体化的多层次、全方位的监测体系,旨在助力中国海上CO₂封存项目顺利运行,确保海洋生态环境安全。     

Advances in Seasonal Variations and Controls of the Air-sea CO2 Flux in the South China Sea

Marine carbon cycle of the South China Sea is an important part of global carbon cycle. Researches on the air-sea CO₂ flux in the South China Sea will help us understand the global carbon cycle and improve the global carbon system parameter database. This paper concisely summarized the changes of partial pressure of CO₂ (pCO₂), air-sea CO₂ fluxes (FCO₂), and related environmental factors in four regions in domains in the South China Sea. The low-salinity area of the upper reaches of the Pearl River estuary in the northern of South China Sea shelf area acted as a strong source of atmospheric CO₂, with high pCO₂（405.3~810.6 Pa）all year round. The lower area of the Pearl River estuary (salinity > 33.7) acted as a weak sink of CO₂ in winter, with relatively low pCO₂ （35.2~37.0 Pa). The northern slope/basin in the South China Sea acted as a source of CO₂ in warm seasons with a relatively high pCO₂ (45.0 Pa), and acted as a sink of CO₂ in cold seasons with a relatively low pCO₂ (34.7 Pa). The west of the Luzon Strait acted as a sink of CO₂ in spring, while it acted as a source of CO₂ in other seasons, with relative high pCO₂ (38.4~47.5 Pa) in winter. The central/southern basin in the South China Sea acted as sources of CO₂, with relative high pCO₂ (41.0 Pa) all the year. Generally, the estimation of annual sea-air CO₂ fluxes showed that most domains in the South China Sea served as weak sources of atmospheric CO₂. In the future, more researches should be focused on the time-series of sea surface pCO₂ and the remote sensing of the sea-air CO₂ fluxes.