Molecular-scale mechanisms of CO2 mineralization in nanoscale interfacial water films

MJ Abdolhosseini Qomi, QRS Miller, S Zare… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The calamitous impacts of unabated carbon emission from fossil-fuel-burning energy
infrastructure call for accelerated development of large-scale CO2 capture, utilization and …

Olivine dissolution rates: A critical review

EH Oelkers, J Declercq, GD Saldi, SR Gislason… - Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The dissolution rates of olivine have been considered by a plethora of studies in part due to
its potential to aid in carbon storage and the ease in obtaining pure samples for laboratory …

The contribution of living organisms to rock weathering in the critical zone

B Wild, R Gerrits, S Bonneville - npj Materials degradation, 2022 - nature.com
Rock weathering is a key process in global elemental cycling. Life participates in this
process with tangible consequences observed from the mineral interface to the planetary …

Nano-to global-scale uncertainties in terrestrial enhanced weathering

S Calabrese, B Wild, MB Bertagni… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Enhanced weathering (EW) is one of the most promising negative emissions technologies
urgently needed to limit global warming to at least below 2° C, a goal recently reaffirmed at …

Pore-Scale Geochemical Reactivity Associated with CO2 Storage: New Frontiers at the Fluid–Solid Interface

C Noiriel, D Daval - Accounts of chemical research, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The reactivity of carbonate and silicate minerals is at the heart of porosity and
pore geometry changes in rocks injected with CO2, which ultimately control the evolution of …

Direct determination of dissolution rates at crystal surfaces using 3D X-ray microtomography

C Noiriel, M Oursin, G Saldi… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Investigations of mineral surface reactivity have recently challenged the classical approach
of determining dissolution rates from mineral powders as crystals often exhibit …

Experimental exploration of volcanic rocks-atmosphere interaction under Venus surface conditions

G Berger, A Cathala, S Fabre, AY Borisova, A Pages… - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents an inventory of possible chemical reactions affecting, or having affected,
the Venus surface. Fluid rock reactions are simulated using experiments under conditions …

Examination of crystal dissolution in 3D: A way to reconcile dissolution rates in the laboratory?

C Noiriel, M Oursin, D Daval - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Surface reactivity is a major parameter controlling mineral reactivity, and microscopic
techniques investigating surface retreat with time have pointed at the heterogeneous and/or …

[HTML][HTML] The role of crystal heterogeneity in alkali feldspar dissolution kinetics

I Lange, M Toro, RS Arvidson, I Kurganskaya… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Intrinsic heterogeneities of crystals almost always impose challenges on the investigation of
dissolution kinetics. In the case of the incomplete solid solution series of alkali feldspars …

Kinetic concepts for quantitative prediction of fluid-solid interactions

A Luttge, RS Arvidson, C Fischer, I Kurganskaya - Chemical Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
In a unique “perspectives” format that examines both past and future, we appraise the field of
crystal dissolution kinetics, showing how the last century's strong progress in experimental …