Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 9, Issue 17, Pages 2380-2390Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600510
Keywords
calcium; carbon storage; industrial chemistry; macroporous materials; magnesium
Funding
- Swiss Office of Energy [SI/500881-01]
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Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a promising approach to reduce anthropogenic CO2 emissions and mitigate climate change. However, the costs associated with the capture of CO2 using the currently available technology, that is, amine scrubbing, are considered prohibitive. In this context, the so-called calcium looping process, which relies on the reversible carbonation of CaO, is an attractive alternative. The main disadvantage of naturally occurring CaO-based CO2 sorbents, such as limestone, is their rapid deactivation caused by thermal sintering. Here, we report a scalable route based on wet mechanochemical activation to prepare MgO-stabilized, CaO-based CO2 sorbents. We optimized the synthesis conditions through a fundamental understanding of the underlying stabilization mechanism, and the quantity of MgO required to stabilize CaO could be reduced to as little as 15wt%. This allowed the preparation of CO2 sorbents that exceed the CO2 uptake of the reference limestone by 200%.
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