期刊
SUSTAINABILITY
卷 13, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13041866
关键词
carbon sequestration; carbon storage; iron ore; mineral carbonation; mining waste; sustainable production
资金
- Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia [FRGS 5540081]
- Universiti Putra Malaysia [IPS 9574900]
Mining waste has the potential to be used as essential feedstock for long-term carbon sequestration through a mineral carbonation process. The mineralogical and chemical composition of the waste, along with factors such as particle size, temperature, and pH, play a significant role in determining the efficiency of carbonation. Controlling these factors can lead to enhanced carbonation efficiency of the waste materials.
Mining waste may contain potential minerals that can act as essential feedstock for long-term carbon sequestration through a mineral carbonation process. This study attempts to identify the mineralogical and chemical composition of iron ore mining waste alongside the effects of particle size, temperature, and pH on carbonation efficiency. The samples were found to be alkaline in nature (pH of 6.9-7.5) and contained small-sized particles of clay and silt, thus indicating their suitability for mineral carbonation reactions. Samples were composed of important silicate minerals needed for the formation of carbonates such as wollastonite, anorthite, diopside, perovskite, johannsenite, and magnesium aluminum silicate, and the Fe-bearing mineral magnetite. The presence of Fe2O3 (39.6-62.9%) and CaO (7.2-15.2%) indicated the potential of the waste to sequester carbon dioxide because these oxides are important divalent cations for mineral carbonation. The use of small-sized mine-waste particles enables the enhancement of carbonation efficiency, i.e., particles of <38 mu m showed a greater extent of Fe and Ca carbonation efficiency (between 1.6-6.7%) compared to particles of <63 mu m (0.9-5.7%) and 75 mu m (0.7-6.0%). Increasing the reaction temperature from 80 degrees C to 150-200 degrees C resulted in a higher Fe and Ca carbonation efficiency of some samples between 0.9-5.8% and 0.8-4.0%, respectively. The effect of increasing the pH from 8-12 was notably observed in Fe carbonation efficiency of between 0.7-5.9% (pH 12) compared to 0.6-3.3% (pH 8). Ca carbonation efficiency was moderately observed (0.7-5.5%) as with the increasing pH between 8-10. Therefore, it has been evidenced that mineralogical and chemical composition were of great importance for the mineral carbonation process, and that the effects of particle size, pH, and temperature of iron mining waste were influential in determining carbonation efficiency. Findings would be beneficial for sustaining the mining industry while taking into account the issue of waste production in tackling the global carbon emission concerns.
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