『Abstract
Dissolution rates of calcite, dolomite and magnesite were measured
at 25, 60, 100 and 150℃ at far from equilibrium conditions in
0.1 M NaCl solutions of pH from 3 to 6 as a function of bicarbonate
ion concentration (10-5 M≦[NaHCO3]≦0.1
M) and CO2 partial pressure (1≦pCO2≦55
atm). In solutions without initially added NaHCO3,
calcite dissolution rates (R) increase with pCO2
(and equilibrium H+ activity); however, recalculation
of rates normalized to a constant pH = 4.0 yields only a weak
dependence of R on pCO2 at 25, 60, 100, and
150℃. The apparent activation energy for calcite dissolution at
25-100℃ is equal to 48.2±4.5 kJ mol-1. Dolomite dissolution
rates increase with increasing pCO2 at 1≦pCO2≦10 atm and stay constant when pCO2
is further increased to 50 atm in HCO3-free
solutions at 3.1≦pH≦4.2. The apparent activation energy for dissolution
is equal to 34, 21 and 16 kJ mol-1 at pH = 4 (1-50
atm pCO2), pH = 4.8 (30 atm pCO2)
and pH = 5.5 (50 atm pCO2), respectively.
Magnesite dissolution rates increase by a factor of 3 at 1 to
5-10 atm pCO2 but remain constant from 5
to 55 atm pCO2 in NaHCO3-free
solutions at pH≦4. Apparent activation energy for magnesite dissolution
at pCO2 from 2 to 50 atm decreases from 44±2
kJ mol-1 at 3.1≦pH≦4.0 to 34 kJ mol-1 at
pH = 5.4.
The rates of magnesite and dolomite dissolution at 25-100℃ and
far from equilibrium conditions can be rationalized using a surface
complexation approach with a unique set of surface adsorption
and kinetic constants. The dissolution rates increase with increase
of pCO2 in carbonate-free acid solutions
can be explained by the increase of >CO3H゜
species concentration with pH decrease. In circumneutral solutions
in the presence of added NaHCO3, the dissolution
rates decrease with pCO2 increase is due
to the inhibition by dissolved (HCO3-1/CO32-), which favors the formation of
>MgCO3-1 and >MgHCO3゜ at the expense of the rate-controlling >MgOH2+ species. Finally, very weak effect
of temperature on dissolution rates of all carbonate minerals
between 100 and 150℃ in acidic solution can be explained by the
increase of the enthalpy of >CO3-1
protonation reaction. at the conditions of CO2
storage, the effect of dissolved CO2 on carbonate
mineral reactivity is expected to be of second order importance
compared to that of pH and dissolved carbonate/bicarbonate ions.
Both high temperature and high partial CO2
pressure decrease carbonate mineral reactivity in aqueous solution
which is likely to help carbon dioxide sequestration in deep carbonate
sedimentary basins.
Keywords: Calcite; Dolomite; Magnesite; Dissolution; Kinetics;
Carbon dioxide sequestration』
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical background
3. Experimental methods
3.1. Carbonate samples
3.2. Experimental procedure
3.3. In-situ pH measurements in high-pressure batch reactors
3.4. Analyses
3.5. Thermodynamic calculations
4. Results
4.1. Kinetics of calcite dissolution
4.1.1. Effect of transport process and temperature
4.1.2. Effect of pCO2
4.2. Kinetics of dolomite dissolution
4.3. Kinetics of magnesite dissolution
5. Dissolution mechanisms and modeling
5.1. Acid solutions (pH≦4)
5.1.1. Magnesite
5.1.2. Dolomite
5.2. Circumneutral pH (pH>4.0)
5.2.1. Magnesite
5.2.2. Dolomite
6. Conclusions and geological applications
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Supplementary data
Appendix B. Temperature dependence of carbonates dissolution reactions
in acid solutions
Appendix C. Thermodynamic parameters (log K゜) of main reactions
in the system Ca-Mg-Na-CO2-H2O
References