Mechanisms of Mg carbonates precipitation and implications for CO 2 capture and utilization/storage

HS Santos, H Nguyen, F Venâncio… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The mechanisms involved in the natural formations of dolomite (CaMg (CO3) 2) and
magnesite (MgCO3) have endured as challenging research questions over centuries, being …

A critical meta-analysis of CO2-water-rock interaction in basalt for CO2 storage: A review based on global and Indian perspective

RK Singh, NP Nayak, S Kumar, V Vishal - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Global warming and energy security lead to the hunt for alternative energy sources and CO
2 emission mitigation technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS). CCS is a …

Ion dissolution mechanism and kinetics at kink sites on NaCl surfaces

MN Joswiak, MF Doherty… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Desolvation barriers are present for solute–solvent exchange events, such as ligand binding
to an enzyme active site, during protein folding, and at battery electrodes. For solution-grown …

Kinetics of enhanced magnesium carbonate formation for CO2 storage via mineralization at 200° C

Y Ji, D Madhav, V Vandeginste - International Journal of Greenhouse Gas …, 2022 - Elsevier
The precipitation of carbonate minerals through chemical reaction between injected CO 2
and reactive basaltic rocks can enable a long-term carbon storage solution (carbon …

Atomistic simulation of atomic force microscopy imaging of hydration layers on calcite, dolomite, and magnesite surfaces

B Reischl, P Raiteri, JD Gale… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Advances in atomic force microscopy (AFM) in water have enabled the study of hydration
layer structures on crystal surfaces, and in a recent study on dolomite (CaMg (CO3) 2) …

Growth kinetics and morphology of barite crystals derived from face-specific growth rates

JRA Godinho, AG Stack - Crystal Growth & Design, 2015 - ACS Publications
We investigate the growth kinetics and morphology of barite (BaSO4) crystals by measuring
the growth rates of the (001),(210),(010), and (100) surfaces using vertical scanning …

Solution and interface structure and dynamics in geochemistry: Gateway to link elementary processes to mineral nucleation and growth

HW Wang, K Yuan, N Rampal… - Crystal Growth & Design, 2021 - ACS Publications
Our understanding of the process of mineral nucleation is starting to evolve from the solely
thermodynamical aspects in classical nucleation theory toward a mechanistic study of …

Reactive transport and mass balance modeling of the Stimson sedimentary formation and altered fracture zones constrain diagenetic conditions at Gale crater, Mars

EM Hausrath, DW Ming, TS Peretyazhko… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
On a planet as cold and dry as present-day Mars, evidence of multiple aqueous episodes
offers an intriguing view into very different past environments. Fluvial, lacustrine, and eolian …

Water orientation at the calcite-water interface

H Söngen, SJ Schlegel… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mineral-water interfaces play an important role in many natural as well as technological
fields. Fundamental properties of these interfaces are governed by the presence of the …

Precipitation in pores: A geochemical frontier

AG Stack - Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The purpose of this article is to review some of the recent research in which geochemists
have examined precipitation of solid phases in porous media, particularly in pores a few …