Mineral Carbonation of CO<sub>2</sub> in Mafic Plutonic Rocks, I—Screening Criteria and Application to a Case Study in Southwest Portugal

This article describes the screening, ranking and characterization of ultramafic and mafic rocks in southern Portugal for mineral carbonation as an alternative to conventional CO<sub>2</sub> storage in sedimentary rocks. A set of criteria including mineralogy, structure, surface area, di...

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Main Authors: Jorge Pedro, António A. Araújo, Patrícia Moita, Massimo Beltrame, Luis Lopes, António Chambel, Edgar Berrezueta, Júlio Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/14/4879