Enhanced carbonate dissolution: A means of sequestering waste CO2 as ocean bicarbonate

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 1803-1813

  Rau, Greg H ^a,b   Caldeira, Ken ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LIMESTONE; MARINE POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WEATHERING;

WASTE SEQUESTRATION;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032670066     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(99)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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