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Title: DISPOSAL OF CARBONDIOXIDE IN MINERAL FORM

Abstract

Progress in developing methods of disposing carbon dioxide in a safe and stable manners are discussed here. We are focusing on the use of mineral sepentenites as the starting materials for CO{sub 2} absorption. There are several advantages to our proposed method of permanent CO{sub 2} disposal. The disposal waste products are safe and thermodynamically stable, and are common in nature. They are known to be environmentally benign and non-hazardous. The disposal does not pose any legacy problems for future generations, and does not require monitoring (unlike underground injection disposal methods). By confining waste disposal to a mining site, we minimize the environmental impact. Our solution is permanent and complete. The availability of this technology guarantees the continued use of fossil fuels as an energy source for centuries to come. The most important advantage of our proposed disposal method is its low cost as compared to other techniques. Preliminary experiments and analysis have indicated that we would be able to realize a cost of $15US/tonne of CO{sub 2}.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
775437
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-01-1150
TRN: AH200121%%94
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Conference title not supplied, Conference location not supplied, Conference dates not supplied; Other Information: PBD: 1 Feb 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ABSORPTION; AVAILABILITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY SOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FOCUSING; FOSSIL FUELS; MINING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES

Citation Formats

VAIDYA, R, BYLER, D, and GALLEGOS, D. DISPOSAL OF CARBONDIOXIDE IN MINERAL FORM. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
VAIDYA, R, BYLER, D, & GALLEGOS, D. DISPOSAL OF CARBONDIOXIDE IN MINERAL FORM. United States.
VAIDYA, R, BYLER, D, and GALLEGOS, D. 2001. "DISPOSAL OF CARBONDIOXIDE IN MINERAL FORM". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/775437.
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abstractNote = {Progress in developing methods of disposing carbon dioxide in a safe and stable manners are discussed here. We are focusing on the use of mineral sepentenites as the starting materials for CO{sub 2} absorption. There are several advantages to our proposed method of permanent CO{sub 2} disposal. The disposal waste products are safe and thermodynamically stable, and are common in nature. They are known to be environmentally benign and non-hazardous. The disposal does not pose any legacy problems for future generations, and does not require monitoring (unlike underground injection disposal methods). By confining waste disposal to a mining site, we minimize the environmental impact. Our solution is permanent and complete. The availability of this technology guarantees the continued use of fossil fuels as an energy source for centuries to come. The most important advantage of our proposed disposal method is its low cost as compared to other techniques. Preliminary experiments and analysis have indicated that we would be able to realize a cost of $15US/tonne of CO{sub 2}.},
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year = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
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