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Portlandite wet-synthesis process from phosphogypsum waste using hydroxide medium: application in both CO2 capture and brine water salinity reduction

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Portlandite (Ca(OH)2) preparation from phosphogypsum waste (PGW) was evaluated in numerous works; however, the use of this compound is not applied yet in the brine water salinity reduction. In this work, the purity of Ca(OH)2 prepared from PGW and soda aqueous solution was tested for different NaOH/PG molar ratios (MR) close to the stochiometric value (1.5 < MR < 3). The obtained Ca(OH)2 at the optimal conditions was used for both the CO2 capture and brine water (BW) salinity reduction, resulting in high-quality calcium carbonate synthesizing. The XRD results show that a MR higher than the stochiometric value (MR > 2) is most efficient to obtain high-quality portlandite (P2.5 and P3). An estimation of the carbon capture efficiency of the prepared portlandite was made. Based on the results of this work, using 4 g of P2.5 allows to capture 2.4 L of CO2 and treat 0.4 L of BW. Overall, our work confirms the technical viability of the proposed route to synergize CO2 capture, BW and PGW recycling. From an economic and ecological standpoint, our investigated routes were eco-friendly and cost-effective.

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Abbreviations

BW:

Brine water

EC:

Electrical conductivity

MR:

Molar ratio

P2.5 :

Portlandite prepared using MR = 2.5

P3 :

Portlandite prepared using MR = 3

PGW:

Phosphogypsum waste

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

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The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by the University of Ibn Zohr, Faculty of sciences Agadir through the research project APUiz/2018.

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    Brahim Bouargane, Mohamed Ghali Biyoune & Ali Atbir

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    Silvia Pérez Moreno

  3. LME, Chemical Department, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco

    Bahcine Bakiz & Juan Pedro Bolívar

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BB: investigation, experimental methodology and visualization, and writing original draft, MGB: investigation, methodology, conceptualization, visualization, and writing original draft. MSP: characterization and analysis. BB: writing—review and editing. AA: visualization, review and editing, supervision, project administration, resources. JPBR: supervision, project administration, review and editing, and resources.

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Bouargane, B., Biyoune, M.G., Pérez Moreno, S. et al. Portlandite wet-synthesis process from phosphogypsum waste using hydroxide medium: application in both CO2 capture and brine water salinity reduction. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 25, 1771–1780 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01590-2

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