Principles of Accelerated Carbonation Reaction

Abstract

Industrial alkaline solid wastes are ideal accelerated carbonation materials due to their availability and low cost. These materials are generally rich in calcium content and often associated with CO2 point source emissions so no mining is needed and the consumption of raw materials is avoidable. This chapter provides the principles and definitions of accelerated carbonation reaction using alkaline solid wastes. Two types of carbonation processes, i.e., direct and indirect carbonation, are briefly discussed from the theoretical considerations, including process chemistry and key performance indicators. The performance and application of both direct and indirect carbonation processes can be found in detail in Chap. 8.