1. Principles and kinetics of accelerated carbonation
The fundamentals of reaction kinetics and mechanisms of various carbonation schemes in both natural and engineered systems. Topics will also include thermodynamic and kinetic modeling as well as mineralogical and morphological transformations.
2. CO2 capture and storage by mineral carbonation
Carbonation of minerals, rocks, soils and sediments in terms of carbon capture and storage. Topics will include but not limited to chemical and morphological alterations in minerals; the stability of carbonated materials; the evaluation of CO2 storage capacity; mineral carbonation as an alternative direct air capture method, and other novel in-situ and ex-situ mineral carbonation technologies.
3. Accelerated carbonation of alkaline materials including industrial wastes, lime, cement and concrete
Carbonation of alkaline materials such as industrial wastes and cementitious materials. Topics will include but not limited to identification and resource estimation; reaction kinetics and mechanisms; implication of feedstock heterogeneity on carbonation behaviors; chemical and physical characterization of carbonated materials including their potential environmental impacts upon disposal or utilization.
4. Utilization of the carbonated materials
The potential uses of carbonated materials (both minerals and industrial wastes) as well as their byproducts. The evaluation of carbonated materials in various applications will be discussed (e.g., construction materials, paper and plastic fillers) in terms of their performance (e.g., mechanical and compressive strengths) and chemical and physical stabilities.
5. Pilot- and full-scale applications
Case studies of pilot, field or commercial-scale accelerated carbonation technologies (including CO2 injection into reactive geologic formations) in the context of carbon capture and storage, treatment of industrial wastes, and utilization of carbonated materials, etc. Novel reactor design, process optimization, heat and materials integration, and the life cycle and economic assessments are all relevant topics.