Abstract
Gas‐phase magnesium hydroxide carbonation processes were investigated at high CO2 pressures to better understand the reaction mechanisms involved. Carbon and hydrogen elemental analysis, secondary ion mass spectrometry, ion beam analysis, X‐ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis were used to follow dehydroxylation/rehydroxylation/carbonation reaction processes. Dehydroxylation is found to generally precede carbonation as a distinct but interrelated process. Above the minimum CO2 pressure for brucite carbonation, both carbonation and dehydroxylation reactivity decrease with increasing CO2 pressure. Low‐temperature dehydroxylation before carbonation can form porous intermediate materials with enhanced carbonation reactivity at reduced (e.g., ambient) temperature and pressure. Control of dehydroxylation/rehydroxylation reactions before and/or during carbonation can substantially enhance carbonation reactivity.
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