Semi‐Continuous Ex Situ Carbon Dioxide Mineralization in Produced Water for Calcite Production

Bennett, Quinn; Wolfe, Kody D.; Kasick, Andrew; Shaffer, Reggie; Nyamekye, Edward; Movil‐Cabrera, Omar; Thackery, Matthew; Oza, Shubhashini; Trembly, Jason

doi:10.1002/ese3.70125

Title: Semi‐Continuous Ex Situ Carbon Dioxide Mineralization in Produced Water for Calcite Production

Journal Article · 27 April 2025 · Energy Science & Engineering

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.70125 · OSTI ID:2563516

Bennett, Quinn ^[1];

^[1]; Kasick, Andrew ^[2]; Shaffer, Reggie ^[1]; Nyamekye, Edward ^[2]; Movil‐Cabrera, Omar ^[1]; Thackery, Matthew ^[1]; Oza, Shubhashini ^[3]; Trembly, Jason ^[4]

Institute for Sustainable Energy &, the Environment Ohio University Athens Ohio USA
Institute for Sustainable Energy &, the Environment Ohio University Athens Ohio USA, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ohio University Athens Ohio USA
Brown &, Caldwell Charlotte North Carolina USA
Institute for Sustainable Energy &, the Environment Ohio University Athens Ohio USA, Department of Mechanical Engineering Ohio University Athens Ohio USA

ABSTRACT The mineralization of carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) to stable carbonate products is a desirable process for carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS). However, improving the process economics through creative use of available reactants is necessary to develop a scalable mineralization process. This study details the development of a semi‐continuous CO ₂ mineralization process that uses flue gas as a point CO ₂ source, produced water (PW) as an alkaline source of Ca ²⁺ , and NaOH effluent (potentially sourced from integration with the chlor‐alkali process. Operating at a controlled pH allowed for both complete reaction of available Ca ²⁺ (100% carbonation potential or 9.9 g CO ₂ .L ^–1 PW brine) and for reproducible control of the produced calcium carbonate (CaCO ₃ ) product. A full factorial design of experiments was implemented to study the effects of reaction temperature, pH, and gaseous CO ₂ concentration on the mineralization and CO ₂ capture rates as well as product crystalline structure and morphology. A maximum CO ₂ capture rate of 0.315 ± 0.007 kg.L ^–1 .d ^–1 was achieved at 25°C and 25% CO ₂ . CO ₂ gas to liquid phase mass transport is believed to be the rate limiting step. With improved reactor design and optimization, the proposed semi‐continuous mineralization process shows promise for scaling to a pilot scale CO ₂ capture technology.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 2563516

Journal Information:: Energy Science & Engineering, Journal Name: Energy Science & Engineering; ISSN 2050-0505

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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