wAbstract
@Olivines, significant constituents of basaltic rocks, have the
potential to immobilize permanently CO2 after
it is injected in the deep subsurface, due to carbonation reactions
occurring between CO2 and the host rock.
To investigate the reactions of fayalitic olivine with supercritical
CO2 (scCO2) and formation
of mineral carbonates, experiments were conducted at temperatures
of 35to 80, 90 atm pressure and anoxic conditions. For every
temperature, the dissolution of fayalite was examined both in
the presence of liquid water and H2O-saturated
scCO2. The experiments were conducted in
a high pressure batch reactor at reaction time extending up to
85 days. The newly formed products were characterized using a
comprehensive suite of bulk and surface charcterization techniques:
x-ray diffraction, Transmission/Emission MossbauerioΜͺΙNj
Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with Focused
Ion Beam, and High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Siderite with rhombohedral morphology was formed at 35, 50,
and 80 in the presence of liquid water and scCO2.
In H2O-saturated scCO2,
the formation of siderite was confirmed only at high temperature
(80). Characterization of reacted samples in H2O-saturated
scCO2 with high resolution TEM indicated
that siderite formation initiated inside voids created during
the initial steps of fayalite dissolution. Later stages of fayalite
dissolution result in formation of siderite in layered vertical
structures, columns or pyramids with a rhombus base morphology.
Keywords: Fayalite dissolution; Siderite; Water-saturated; Supercritical-CO2; Olivinesx
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussions
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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