Electrolytic Sulfuric Acid Production with Carbon Mineralization for Permanent Carbon Dioxide Removal

Lammers, Laura N.; Duan, Yanghua; Anaya, Luis; Koishi, Ayumi; Lopez, Romario; Delima, Roxanna; Jassby, David; Sedlak, David L.

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07441

Title: Electrolytic Sulfuric Acid Production with Carbon Mineralization for Permanent Carbon Dioxide Removal

Journal Article · 12 March 2023 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07441 · OSTI ID:1961267

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Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States, Travertine Technologies, Inc., Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
Energy Geoscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
Travertine Technologies, Inc., Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States

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