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Utilization of steelmaking slag for carbon capture and storage with flue gas

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Carbon capture and storage is a necessary action for the reduction of CO2 emissions, and thereby mitigation of climate change and its impacts. Especially, in India, with its growing fuel needs and very little attention paid towards carbon capture and storage, mineral carbonation technology is a suitable option as it is cost-effective and could be retrofitted to existing plants that emit CO2. Given the development of carbon capture and storage technology, this study attempts direct mineral carbonation of steelmaking slag with flue gas. Response surface methodology was employed to design gas-solid and slurry phase aqueous carbonation experiments. A maximum reduction of about 36.1% was achieved through aqueous carbonation at 61.1 °C, 46.24 bar, and a liquid-to-solid ratio of 14.5, corresponding to a sequestration capacity of 127.4 g of CO2/kg of slag. The temperature was found to be the most vital parameter in both the aqueous and gas-solid carbonation processes. Regression models used to study the carbonation process were found to be statistically significant. The carbonated slag consisted of mineral phases, namely, calcite and dolomite. The results demonstrated the sequestration potential of Indian steelmaking slag with flue gas. Carbonation of steelmaking slag with flue gas poses to be a promising option for the development of carbon capture and storage technology in the country.

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The authors are thankful to “Department of Science and Technology” (DST), New Delhi, India for financial support (Ref N0.DST/IS-STAC/CO2-SR-56/09).

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  1. Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India

    Tamilselvi Dananjayan RushendraRevathy, Andimuthu Ramachandran & Kandasamy Palanivelu

  2. Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India

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AR was involved in conceptualization, fund acquisition, administration, supervision of the project, and reviewing the original draft. KP was also involved in conceptualization, investigation, methodology, project administration, supervision, visualization, and reviewing the original draft. TDRR performed investigation, formal analysis, resource and software procurement, validation, visualization, and writing the draft.

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RushendraRevathy, T.D., Ramachandran, A. & Palanivelu, K. Utilization of steelmaking slag for carbon capture and storage with flue gas. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 51065–51082 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17493-4

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