Integrated CO2 Capture, Conversion, and Storage To Produce Calcium Carbonate Using an Amine Looping Strategy

Abstract

One of the critical and emerging needs for sustainable energy production is the development of novel integrated approaches for the capture, conversion, and storage of CO2. In this context, carbon mineralization, which is a thermodynamically downhill route for the accelerated conversion of CO2 to water-insoluble and stable calcium and magnesium carbonates, is a sustainable approach for permanently storing CO2. However, one of the challenges with carbon mineralization has been the need for higher concentrations of CO2 to accelerate the formation of calcium and magnesium carbonates. In this study, we propose a direct integrated approach in which amine-bearing solvents, such as monoethanolamine (MEA), and alkaline Ca-bearing solids, such as calcium oxide and calcium silicate, are reacted in a slurry reaction system in two modes. These two modes involve in situ changes in the aqueous chemistry to facilitate the capture of CO2 using MEA and the release of CO2 into the aqueous phase to produce higher conversions...