Ex situ aqueous mineral carbonation
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The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) located in Albany, OR (formerly the Albany Research Center) has studied ex situ mineral carbonation as a potential option for carbon dioxide sequestration. Studies focused on the reaction of Ca-, Fe-, and Mg-silicate minerals with gaseous CO2 to form geologically stable, naturally occurring solid carbonate minerals. The research included resource evaluation, kinetic studies, process development, and economic evaluation. An initial cost estimate of approximately $69/ton of CO2 sequestered was improved with process improvements to $54/ton. The scale of ex situ mineral carbonation operations, requiring 55 000 tons of mineral to carbonate, the daily CO2 emissions from a 1-GW, coal-fired power plant, may make such operations impractical.
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Costs associated with the pre-treatment of the minerals and chemicals demand would also affect the cost of the mineralization process.
“However, the costs associated with the pre-treatment of the minerals and chemicals demand would also affect the cost of the mineralization process.163,164”
From Mechanisms of Mg carbonates precipitation and implications for CO <sub>2</sub> capture and utilization/storage (2023) · cites this paper as [163]
If the energy requirements for CO2 mineralization are subtracted, these costs decrease to 52.7 € per ton CO2, 62.45 € per ton CO2 and 76.12 € per ton CO2, respectively.
“If the energy requirements for the CO 2 mineralization are subtracted, these costs decrease to 52.7 € per ton CO 2 , 62.45 € per ton CO 2 and 76.12 € per ton CO 2 , respectively.”
From Mechanisms of Mg carbonates precipitation and implications for CO <sub>2</sub> capture and utilization/storage (2023) · cites this paper as [163]
Near complete conversion of calcium silicate minerals such as wollastonite (CaSiO3) and magnesium silicate minerals such as olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4) were achieved on reacting for 3-6 h at representative subsurface conditions.
“Near complete conversion of calcium silicate minerals such as wollastonite (CaSiO3) and magnesium silicate minerals such as olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4) were achieved on reacting for 3–6 h22–24.”
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Rapid conversion of naturally occurring ultramafic and mafic minerals at high temperature and high pressure using industrial reactors is technologically feasible.
“Rapid conversion of naturally occurring ultramafic and mafic minerals at high temperature and high pressure using industrial reactors is technologically feasible (e.g., [1,2]); however, the costs of mineral pre-treatment and the energy economics of accelerating carbonation reactions from geological to industrial timescales remain serious obstacles [3].”
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- Authors
- Gerdemann, S. J., O'Connor, W. K., Dahlin, D. C., Penner, L. R., & Rush, H.
- Affiliations
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (US)
- National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Avenue SW, Albany, Oregon 97321
- Corresponding author
- Gerdemann, Stephen J.
- Venue
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2007-03-01
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 2587-2593
- ISSN
- 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5851
- OpenAlex
- W2042016445
- Cited by
- 633
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 15.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Science & Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Process Chemistry and Technology › Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Keywords
- CO2 sequestration, silicate minerals, calcium silicate, iron silicate minerals, magnesium silicate, carbonate formation, carbonation kinetics, coal-fired power plant emissions, CO2 capture
- MeSH terms
- Air Pollutants, Carbon Dioxide, Carbonates, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Kinetics, Minerals, Silicates, Environmental Restoration and Remediation
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