Carbon Capturing and Storage

using Serpentinites and Peridotites

Rocks
Group Members
Muhammad Noman Aslam (2016-CH-220)
Ubaid Ullah (2016-CH-228)
Muhammad Hannan Saleem (2016-CH-248)
Introduction
 Binding CO2 to Ca or Mg oxides bearing materials
 Thermodynamically favored and exothermic reaction
The reaction products, mainly calcium or magnesium
carbonates and silica
 Silicate rocks or alkaline industrial residues are the
sources for Ca & Mg oxides
The former being abundant but more difficult to access
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The latter scarcer but easily available
The reaction of gaseous CO2 with solid metal oxides is
slow
Pure metal oxides are used
Acid dissolution at sufficient conditions
Metal ions are formed
Reaction b/w metal ions & gaseous CO2
Experimental Procedure

Crushing into fine particles of range 66-125 micrometers

Ball or pebble mill is used
Making sieve analysis using sieve shaker
Desired particle size is achieved
Dissolve in aqueous solution at different temperatures
(30 ᵒC, 40 ᵒC, 50 ᵒC, 60 ᵒC, 70 ᵒC)
Different acidic & basic solvents are used
The pH of the solution would increase in case of acids
Reaction rate will be affected
A buffer is used to eliminate the effect of varying pH on
reaction rate
Mg ions are separated
Conc. Of different ions are identified using ICP-AES
Carbonate content of the rocks is measured using TOC
analyzer
Carbon Dioxide is allowed to capture into rocks
Replacement of silicate ion with carbonate
Precipitates of magnesium carbonate are formed
Extent of CCS can be measured
Experimental Setup