Carbon sequestration via enhanced weathering of peridotites and basalts in seawater

• Published in: Applied geochemistry Vol. 91; pp. 197 - 207
• Main Authors: Rigopoulos, Ioannis, Harrison, Anna L., Delimitis, Andreas, Ioannou, Ioannis, Efstathiou, Angelos M., Kyratsi, Theodora, Oelkers, Eric H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2018
• Subjects: aragonite; basalt; Basalts; batch systems; Carbon capture and storage (CCS); carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; chemical composition; Clay minerals; climate change; drawdown; Enhanced weathering; marine environment; milling; Mineral carbonation; Peridotites; seawater; ultramafic rocks; weathering; Enhanced weathering; Carbon capture and storage (CCS); Clay minerals; Mineral carbonation; Peridotites; Basalts

Enhanced weathering of mafic and ultramafic rocks has been suggested as a carbon sequestration strategy for the mitigation of climate change. This study was designed to assess the potential drawdown of CO2 directly from the atmosphere by the enhanced weathering of peridotites and basalts in seawater...