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Natural Silicate and Carbonate Minerals (Ores)

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Natural silicate-type (e.g., wollastonite) and carbonate-type (e.g., limestone) ores containing alkaline earth metal are suitable for mineral carbonation reaction due to their excellent theoretical sequestration potential. Over geologic time, the natural weathering of carbonate-type ores captures and sequesters atmospheric CO2. On the other hand, vast quantities of silicate-type minerals are required to sequester a significant fraction of emitted CO2. In this chapter, the physico-chemical properties of various types of natural ores and/or minerals are illustrated. Two promising processes utilizing natural ores to capture CO2 from the flue gas, (1) accelerated mineral carbonation and (2) accelerated carbonate weathering, are discussed in detail in terms of theoretical process chemistry and practical applications, including challenges and barriers.

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Chiang, PC., Pan, SY. (2017). Natural Silicate and Carbonate Minerals (Ores). In: Carbon Dioxide Mineralization and Utilization. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3268-4_10

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