Journal
CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES
Volume 78, Issue -, Pages 97-107Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.01.003
Keywords
Carbonation; X-ray diffraction; Microstructure; MgO; Cement
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada [EGP 476667 - 14]
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Magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) boards have the potential to offset carbon emissions through carbon mineralization, a process whereby carbon dioxide (CO2) is converted to carbonate minerals. Boards (0-15 years Old) contained MOC phase 5 (21-50 wt%), brucite, primary (e.g., magnesite) and secondary (hydromagnesite and chlorartinite) carbonate minerals. Quantitative mineralogy, electron microscopy and carbon abundance data demonstrate that secondary carbonates form through the reactions of MOC and brucite with CO2 within interfacial water layers after board manufacturing. Stable carbon isotopic data confirmed the source of sequestered CO2 as being from the atmosphere. Average carbonation rates were approximately 0.07 kg CO2/m(2) board/year or 9.8 kg CO2/t board/year over 15 years, offsetting similar to 20-40% of estimated carbon emissions. In experiments using 10% and 100% CO2 gas, carbonation was accelerated by approximately 400 and 1600 times in comparison to the passive rate. Integration of carbonation reactions into MOC board production could provide significant carbon offsets. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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