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Carbonation Mechanisms and Modelling

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From the view point of reaction kinetics, many researchers have attributed the rate-determined step of aqueous carbonation to the reacted (product) layer diffusion. Therefore, this suggests that a well-designed reactor to enhance the mass transfer between the gas, liquid, and solid phases is needed to facilitate the carbonation reaction and increase the carbonation conversion. This chapter provides the principles and mechanisms of carbonation reaction using alkaline solid wastes. The kinetics of the major three steps of carbonation, i.e., metal ion leaching, CO2 dissolution, and carbonate precipitation, are illustrated. Moreover, several classical heterogeneous kinetic models, e.g., shrinking core model and surface coverage model, are presented. Furthermore, the modeling of mass transfer for carbonation in various reactors and/or processes is summarized and discussed.

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Chiang, PC., Pan, SY. (2017). Carbonation Mechanisms and Modelling. In: Carbon Dioxide Mineralization and Utilization. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3268-4_7

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