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Molecular-scale mechanisms of CO2 mineralization in nanoscale interfacial water films

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Abdolhosseini Qomi, M. J., Miller, Q. R. S., Zare, S., Schaef, H. T., Kaszuba, J. P., Rosso, K. M.·2022·Nature Reviews Chemistry

Abstract

The calamitous impacts of unabated carbon emission from fossil-fuel-burning energy infrastructure call for accelerated development of large-scale CO 2 capture, utilization and storage technologies that are underpinned by a fundamental understanding of the chemical processes at a molecular level. In the subsurface, rocks rich in divalent metals can react with CO 2, permanently sequestering it in the form of stable metal carbonate minerals, with the CO 2-H 2 O composition of the post-injection pore fluid acting as a primary control variable. In this Review, we discuss mechanistic reaction pathways for aqueous-mediated carbonation with carbon mineralization occurring in nanoscale adsorbed water films. In the extreme of pores filled with a CO 2-dominant fluid, carbonation reactions are confined to angstrom to nanometre-thick water films coating mineral surfaces, which enable metal cation release, transport, nucleation and crystallization of metal carbonate minerals. Although seemingly counterintuitive, laboratory studies have demonstrated facile carbonation rates in these low-water environments, for which a better mechanistic understanding has come to light in recent years. The overarching objective of this Review is to delineate the unique underlying molecular-scale reaction mechanisms that govern CO 2 mineralization in these reactive and dynamic quasi-2D interfaces. We highlight the importance of understanding unique properties in thin water films, such as how water dielectric properties, and consequently ion solvation and hydration behaviour, can change under nanoconfinement. We conclude by identifying important frontiers for future work and opportunities to exploit these fundamental chemical insights for decarbonization technologies in the twenty-first century.

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    The water nanofilm adsorbed on forsterite has a pH of ~3-6.

    “If a pH of ~3-6 is assumed for the water nanofilm adsorbed on forsterite 60,177 , the effective energy barrier to dissolution can be estimated to fall below 36 kJ/mol.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Mineral surfaces often tend to be hydrophilic.

    “Notably, because mineral surfaces often tend to be hydrophilic, H2Obearing CO2 leads to the formation of nominally Å-to nm-scale adsorbed H2O that hosts CO2 dissolution and HxCO3(2-x)- formation.”
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    The adsorbed water nanofilm is physiochemically distinct from bulk CO2-rich and H2O phases, with properties tied to surface properties and water activity of the CO2.

    “This nanofilm is physiochemically distinct from bulk CO2-rich and H2O phases, with properties intimately tied to the surface properties and the water activity of the CO2.”
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    CO2 is displaced from the mineral surface when wet CO2 contacts it.

    “Since CO2 is displaced from the surface, carbonic acid and bicarbonate form either with hydroxyl groups at the water-solid interface (Step 2a) or adsorbed water molecules and catalysed by the dissolved metal ions (Step 2b).”
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Authors
Abdolhosseini Qomi, M. J., Miller, Q. R. S., Zare, S., Schaef, H. T., Kaszuba, J. P., & Rosso, K. M.
Affiliations
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • University of Wyoming (US)
Corresponding author
Miller, Q. R. S.
Venue
Nature Reviews Chemistry
Published
2022-08-30
Volume
6
Issue
9
Pages
598-613
ISSN
2397-3358 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4293567442
Cited by
147
References
234
Citations by year
2026: 54 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 4
FWCI
2.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DESC0022301)
  • Office of Science
  • University of California, Irvine
  • Basic Energy Sciences (DE-SC0022301)
  • Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Keywords
CO2 mineralization, nanoconfinement, ion solvation, hydration, decarbonization

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