Fourth International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Material Engineering, Leuven, Belgium
9 April 2013 - 9 April 2013
Belgium
The Fourth International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Material Engineering (ACEME) will take place from 9 to 12 April 2013 in Leuven, Belgium.
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is one of the techniques that could be used to reduce CO2 emissions from human activities. It could be applied to emissions from large power plants or industrial facilities. Global carbon reservoirs suggest that the most stable, long-term storage mechanism for atmospheric CO2 is the formation of carbonate minerals such as calcite, dolomite and magnesite. The feasibility is demonstrated by the proportion of terrestrial carbon bound in these minerals: at least 40,000 times more carbon is present in carbonate rocks than in the atmosphere. Atmospheric carbon can be transformed into carbonate minerals either ex situ, as part of an industrial process, or in situ, by injection into geological formations where the elements required for carbonate-mineral formation are present. However, many challenges in mineral carbonation remain to be resolved. They include overcoming the slow kinetics of mineral-fluid reactions, dealing with the large volume of source material required and reducing the energy needed to hasten the carbonation process.
The conference will aim to promote research and development activities on accelerated carbonation at an international level, favouring the share of knowledge on the title subject and critically discussing future development and implementation in the field. Discussions will be on the latest advances in the field of theoretical and applied research on accelerated carbonation of various types of natural materials and industrial residues.For further information, please visit:
http://cit.kuleuven.be/aceme13/(opens in new window)
Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is one of the techniques that could be used to reduce CO2 emissions from human activities. It could be applied to emissions from large power plants or industrial facilities. Global carbon reservoirs suggest that the most stable, long-term storage mechanism for atmospheric CO2 is the formation of carbonate minerals such as calcite, dolomite and magnesite. The feasibility is demonstrated by the proportion of terrestrial carbon bound in these minerals: at least 40,000 times more carbon is present in carbonate rocks than in the atmosphere. Atmospheric carbon can be transformed into carbonate minerals either ex situ, as part of an industrial process, or in situ, by injection into geological formations where the elements required for carbonate-mineral formation are present. However, many challenges in mineral carbonation remain to be resolved. They include overcoming the slow kinetics of mineral-fluid reactions, dealing with the large volume of source material required and reducing the energy needed to hasten the carbonation process.
The conference will aim to promote research and development activities on accelerated carbonation at an international level, favouring the share of knowledge on the title subject and critically discussing future development and implementation in the field. Discussions will be on the latest advances in the field of theoretical and applied research on accelerated carbonation of various types of natural materials and industrial residues.For further information, please visit:
http://cit.kuleuven.be/aceme13/(opens in new window)