Presentation given at the ACEME 2015 (Fifth International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Material Engineering) at Columbia University on June 22nd 2015.

1. ACEME%2015%Presenta1on%
ACEME%2015%(Fi-h%Interna5onal%Conference%on
%Accelerated%Carbona5on%for%Environmental
%and%Material%Engineering)%
Date:%June%21D24,%2015,%Columbia%University%
Monday%June%22%2015:%11:30%AM%–%11:45%AM%
“CO2%Energy%Reactor”%–%Integrated%Mineral
%Carbona5on:%Results%and%Possible%Applica5on%%%
6/23/15% 2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts% 1%

2. Pol%Knops%
Innova5on%Concepts%B.V.%
knops@innova5onconcepts.eu%
Tel:%+31%6%5130%4842%
6/23/15% 2%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

3. Mineraliza1on%challenges%
• Process%
D%180°C,%>%40%bar,%1%hour%residence%5me%
+%Gravity%Pressure%Vessel%
• Economic%
D%CO2%price%
+%Reac5on%products%
6/23/15% 3%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

4. Process%challenges%
Olivine:
Mg2SiO4 + 2CO2  2MgCO3 + SiO2
[∆H = -239.2 kJ/mol]
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5. E%D%
Reactor%
B%
A:%Incoming%material%
B:%DownComer%tube%
C:%CO2%injec5on%
D:%UpComer%tube%
E:%Surrounding%cooling%tube%
C%
A%
E%
E%E%
:1200%meter%6/23/15% 5%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%
60%cm%(25”)%

6. Gravity%Pressure%Vessel%
• Pressure % % % %Depth % % % %100%bar%
• Residence%5me %Size % % % % %1%hour%
• Temperature % %Exothermic% %180°C%
. % % % % % % %Heat%exchanger%
• Plugflow%
6/23/15% 6%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

7. Well%head%
6/23/15% 7%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

8. Test%autoclave%
6/23/15% 8%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

9. Economic%challenges%
Olivine:
Mg2SiO4 + 2CO2  2MgCO3 + SiO2
[∆H = -239.2 kJ/mol]
6/23/15% 9%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

10. Reac1on%products%
6/23/15% 10%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

11. Reac1on%products%
Sample:%U3:%
SiO2%
MgCO3%
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12. Reac1on%
6/23/15% 12%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%
Dissolving%olivine%

13. -1%
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
0 1 10 100 1000
Distribution
Diameter (um) (logaritmic)
Par1cle%Size%Distribu1on%
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0%%
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15%%
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40%%
0%% 10%% 20%% 30%% 40%% 50%%
Conversion%(%)%
Solids%Loading%(m%%)%
Solids%Loading%Dependency%
Rocking%
Autoclave%
Comparing%Rocking%Autoclave%/%CSTR%
CSTR% Rocking%Autoclave%

15. Comparing%Rocking%Autoclave%/%CSTR%
6/23/15% 15%2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts%

16. Applica1ons%
6/23/15% 2015%ACEME%/%Innova5on%Concepts% 16%
• Concrete % % % %Silica%(pozzolanic%ac5vity)%?%
. % % % % % % %Fine%dispersed%par1cles%
• Coa5ngs%/%paints% %“func5onal%filler”%%
. % % % % % % %(par5cle%size,%color)%%
• Paper % % % % %Silica%+%valued%filler%
. % % % % % % %(par5cle%size,%color)%
• Heat % % % % % %Integra5on%Carbon%Capture%
• CO2%captured%

17. Process%challenges%
Olivine:
Mg2SiO4 + 2CO2  2MgCO3 + SiO2
[∆H = -239.2 kJ/mol]
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18. Acknowledgment%
• Acknowledgments:%
– ISPT,%A%Major%Steel%company,%Sibelco%%
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Ques1ons%?%
Pol%Knops%
Innova5on%Concepts%B.V.%
knops@innova5onconcepts.eu%
Tel:%+31%6%5130%4842%