Experimental Deployment of Microbial Mineral Carbonation at an Asbestos Mine: Potential Applications to Carbon Storage and Tailings Stabilization

Experimental Deployment of Microbial Mineral Carbonation at an Asbestos Mine: Potential Applications to Carbon Storage and Tailings Stabilization

A microbial mineral carbonation trial was conducted at the Woodsreef Asbestos Mine (NSW, Australia) to test cyanobacteria-accelerated Mg-carbonate mineral precipitation in mine tailings. The experiment aimed to produce a carbonate crust on the tailings pile surface using atmospheric carbon dioxide a...

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Main Authors: Jenine McCutcheon, Connor C. Turvey, Siobhan A. Wilson, Jessica L. Hamilton, Gordon Southam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
mineral carbonation
mine tailings
chrysotile asbestos
CO2 storage
cement precipitation
carbonate minerals
microbial carbonation
cyanobacteria
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/7/10/191

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