Enhanced weathering of olivine in seawater: The efficiency as revealed by thermodynamic scenario analysis

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 575, Issue , 2017, Pages 536-544

  Griffioen, Jasper ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; CO2; Enhanced weathering; Geochemical modelling; Ocean acidification; Olivine; Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNESITE; OCEANOGRAPHY; OLIVINE; SEAWATER; SILICATE MINERALS; SUPERSATURATION; WEATHERING;

CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; OCEAN ACIDIFICATIONS; SECONDARY PRECIPITATES; SECONDARY PRECIPITATIONS; SEPIOLITE; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; MINERAL; OLIVINE; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MODELING; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; OLIVINE; SEAWATER; SEPIOLITE; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHERING;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHERING;

EID: 85004075722     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.008     Document Type: Article

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