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Special Issue "Advances in Mineral Carbonation"

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2023 | Viewed by 2274

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Faezeh Farhang

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Western Australian School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Interests: carbon capture, storage, and utilization (CCUS); mineral carbonation; carbonate product development; green building materials
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Dr. Timothy Oliver
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School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
Interests: mineral carbonation; waste valorization
Dr. Muhammad Imran Rashid

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Chemical, Polymer and Composite Materials Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 39161, Pakistan
Interests: mineral carbonation; concurrent grinding; CCUS; emission reduction
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is critical to meeting the climate goals and urgently reaching net-zero emissions. Among the technologies developed in this area, mineral carbonation (MC) is a major player that could eventually lead to us storing more carbon dioxide emissions than we produce and having a more sustainable future. With the increasing level of investment in MC techniques driven by the industry demand to decarbonize, we have witnessed significant improvements toward cost-effective, rapid, and large-scale CO2 sequestration via ex situ mineral carbonation. These developments bring us another step closer to a low-carbon economy.

In line with all these developments, research and innovation in this field are expanding at a rapid rate, and we in the journal of Minerals are committed to facilitating the communication of high-quality studies in this field. This Special Issue focuses on the latest fundamental and applied studies in this field. The topic includes but is not limited to:

  • Advances in material pre-treatment for MC;
  • Advances in the kinetics of the process;
  • Advances in analytical techniques;
  • Industrial waste processing via MC (mine tailings, fly ash, steel slag, etc.);
  • Advanced carbonate products (meeting market requirements for carbonate materials);
  • Managing MC waste stream (silica rich residue).

Dr. Faezeh Farhang
Dr. Timothy Oliver
Dr. Muhammad Imran Rashid
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Minerals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • ex situ mineral carbonation
  • magnesium silicate rocks
  • mine tailings
  • Ca and Mg leaching
  • steel slag
  • carbonation process
  • carbonates material

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Effect of Cation Chloride Concentration on the Dissolution Rates of Basaltic Glass and Labradorite: Application to Subsurface Carbon Storage
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Kiflom G. Mesfin
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Domenik Wolff-Boenisch
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Sigurdur R. Gislason
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Eric H. Oelkers
Minerals 2023, 13(5), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13050682 - 17 May 2023
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The steady-state dissolution rates of basaltic glass and labradorite were measured in the presence of 10 to 700 × 10−3 mol·kg−1 aqueous NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, and MgCl2 at 25 °C. All rates were measured in mixed flow reactors, [...] Read more.
The steady-state dissolution rates of basaltic glass and labradorite were measured in the presence of 10 to 700 × 10−3 mol·kg−1 aqueous NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, and MgCl2 at 25 °C. All rates were measured in mixed flow reactors, and at pH~3.6 by the addition of HCl to the reactive fluids. The steady-state basaltic glass dissolution rates, based on Si release, increased by ~0.3 log units in the presence of 10−3 mol·kg−1 of either CaCl2 or MgCl2 compared to their rates in 10−3 mol·kg−1 of NaCl or KCl. In contrast, the steady-state dissolution rates of labradorite decreased by ~0.4 log units in the presence of 10−3 mol·kg−1 of either CaCl2 or MgCl2 compared to their rates in 10−3 mol·kg−1 of NaCl or KCl. These contrasting behaviours likely reflect the varying effects of these cations on the stability of rate controlling Si-rich activated complexes on the surface of the dissolving solids. On average, the Si release rates of these solids are similar to each other and increase slightly with increasing ionic strength. As the pH of water charged with 10 to 30 bars CO2 is ~3.6, the results of this study indicate that both basaltic glass and labradorite dissolution will likely be effective at increasing the pH and adding Ca to the aqueous phase in saline fluids. This observation supports potential efforts to store carbon through its mineralization in saline aquifers containing Ca-bearing feldspar and in submarine basalts. Full article
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Development of CO2 Absorption Using Blended Alkanolamine Absorbents for Multicycle Integrated Absorption–Mineralization
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Chanakarn Thamsiriprideeporn
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Suekane Tetsuya
Minerals 2023, 13(4), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13040487 - 30 Mar 2023
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The present study aimed to investigate the feasibility of blended amine absorbents in improving the CO2 alkanolamine-based absorption of multicycle integrated absorption–mineralization (multicycle IAM) under standard operating conditions (20–25 °C and 1 atm). Multicycle IAM is a promising approach that transforms CO [...] Read more.
The present study aimed to investigate the feasibility of blended amine absorbents in improving the CO2 alkanolamine-based absorption of multicycle integrated absorption–mineralization (multicycle IAM) under standard operating conditions (20–25 °C and 1 atm). Multicycle IAM is a promising approach that transforms CO2 emissions into valuable products such as carbonates using amine solvents and waste brine. Previously, the use of monoethanolamine (MEA) as an absorbent had limitations in terms of CO2 conversion and absorbent degradation, which led to the exploration of blended alkanolamine absorbents, such as diethanolamine, triethanolamine, and aminomethyl propanol (AMP) combined with MEA. The blended absorbent was evaluated in terms of the absorption performance and carbonate production in continuous cycles of absorption, precipitation/regeneration, and preparation. The results showed that the fourth cycle of the blend of 15 wt.% AMP and 5 wt.% MEA achieved high CO2 absorption and conversion efficiency, with approximately 87% of the absorbed CO2 being converted into precipitated carbonates in 43 min and a slight degradation efficiency of approximately 45%. This blended absorbent can improve the efficiency of capturing and converting CO2 when compared to the use of a single MEA, which is one of the alternative options for the development of CO2 capture and utilization in the future. Full article
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Bending Improvement of CO2-Activated Materials through Crosslinking of Oligomers
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Yunhua Zhang
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Qing Wang
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Zhipeng Zhang
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Pengxiang Lei
Minerals 2023, 13(3), 352; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13030352 - 02 Mar 2023
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Calcium carbonate is the main carbonation product of most CO2-activated materials (CAMs); however, its brittle nature usually leads to low bending, which represents the major drawback of CAM in its application as a construction material. Herein, the bending of CAM was [...] Read more.
Calcium carbonate is the main carbonation product of most CO2-activated materials (CAMs); however, its brittle nature usually leads to low bending, which represents the major drawback of CAM in its application as a construction material. Herein, the bending of CAM was greatly improved by the addition of triethylamine (TEA) in the carbonation process. Both the grain size of the carbonation product, i.e., calcite, and the intensity ratio of the crystal planes from (104) to (113) obviously increased with the addition of TEA, as shown by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, suggesting the crosslinking of oligomers. Compared with the CAM without TEA, the flexural strength of CAM was significantly improved under optimized curing conditions, which was attributed to the crosslinking of oligomers formed with TEA addition. The present work may provide a promising strategy for improving the bending of CAM materials. Full article
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Planned Papers

The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

1. Experimental evaluation of CO2-rich water interaction with Paleogene basalt samples for mineral carbonation potential, Malaysia

Author: Ayub Syifa Afiza, Tsegab Haylay, M Zuhaili Kashim, Zainol Affendi Abu Bakar

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