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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS CONTROL
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 145-155Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.03.011
Keywords
Carbon sequestration; Carbonic anhydrase; Magnesium carbonate; Mineral carbonation; Stable carbon isotopes
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- Carbon Management Canada
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
- NSERC postdoctoral fellowship
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Strategies for sequestering CO2 directly from the atmosphere are likely required to achieve the desired reduction in CO2 concentration. This study examined the effect of bovine carbonic anhydrase (BCA) on the rate of atmospheric CO2 uptake into solution and Mg-carbonate precipitation as a means of sequestering CO2. Alkaline Mg-rich solutions, prepared using either NaOH or natural brucite [Mg(OH)(2)], were amended with BCA and supplied with laboratory air (similar to 470 ppm CO2). BCA catalyzed the hydration of aqueous CO2, thereby minimizing the rate-limiting step for Mg-carbonate precipitation. Geochemical modelling of solution chemistry and the delta C-13 values of the dissolved inorganic carbon indicated that solutions amended with BCA approached equilibrium more rapidly. Rates of CO2 uptake were accelerated by up to 600% and 150% in systems using NaOH and brucite in comparison to controls, respectively. CO2 sequestration was enhanced by up to 360% with CO2 stored in a Mg-carbonate mineral that is mineralogically similar to dypingite [Mg-5(CO3)(4)(OH)(2)center dot 5H(2)O]. CO2 uptake and sequestration rates increased non-linearly with BCA concentration, suggesting that BCA concentration could be better optimized to achieve maximum efficiency. Given the global abundance of available cation sources (e.g., saline waste waters), carbonic anhydrase facilitated Mg-carbonate precipitation is a promising means of sequestering CO2. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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