Mechanochemical formation of highly stable amorphous calcium carbonate in calcium silicates: Potential long-term storage of CO2 in cement

Vaughn, John S.; Marple, Maxwell A.T.; Mason, Harris E.

doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2023.107413

Title: Mechanochemical formation of highly stable amorphous calcium carbonate in calcium silicates: Potential long-term storage of CO₂ in cement

Journal Article · 22 December 2023 · Cement and Concrete Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2023.107413 · OSTI ID:2318954

Vaughn, John S. ^[1]; Marple, Maxwell A.T. ^[2]; Mason, Harris E. ^[3]

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Nutrien Ag Solutions, Paso Robles, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, we have investigated mechanochemical reactions with the calcium silicate wollastonite to probe potential mechanisms of sequestration and long-term storage of CO₂ as mineral carbonates in cement pastes. Wollastonite, CaSiO₃, was milled under ambient and ¹³C enriched CO₂ atmospheres. Milling induced a structure change from monoclinic wollastonite-2M to triclinic-1T, consistent with high pressure treatment. The results from solid-state ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy shows this process forms an extraordinarily stable amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) phase that remains despite a high temperature dehydration treatment (130 °C) and persists in the same form after 3 yrs. of storage at ambient conditions. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of these samples indicates that ACC is produced at the similar solid concentrations in both CO₂-enriched and ambient atmospheres. The observation of meta-stable ACC due to wollastonite carbonation may play an important role in further exploration and optimization of mineral carbonation reactions for CO₂ capturing cement formulations.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Engineering & Technology. Office of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-07NA27344; SC0011960

OSTI ID:: 2318954

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2368617

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--23-28183; LLNL--JRNL-863889

Journal Information:: Cement and Concrete Research, Journal Name: Cement and Concrete Research Vol. 176; ISSN 0008-8846

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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