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Mineral Carbonation as an Educational Investigation of Green Chemical Engineering Design

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  • Hugo Fantucci

    (School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada)

  • Jaspreet S. Sidhu

    (School of Applied Chemical and Environmental Sciences, Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Brampton, ON L6Y 5H9, Canada)

  • Rafael M. Santos

    (School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
    School of Applied Chemical and Environmental Sciences, Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Brampton, ON L6Y 5H9, Canada)

Abstract

Engaging students in the experimental design of “green” technology is a challenge in Chemical Engineering undergraduate programs. This concept paper demonstrates an educational methodology to investigate accelerated mineral carbonation, which is a promising technology related to mitigation of climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from industrial sources as stable solid carbonates. An experimental investigation is conceived, whereby students test the effect of two process parameters (CO 2 pressure and mixing rate) on the extent of carbonation reaction. The carbonation reaction has been performed using a mineral called wollastonite (CaSiO 3 ). The experimental study and laboratory report cover principles of reaction kinetics and mass transfer, while illustrating the steps to develop and investigate a green process technology. The results from the experimental investigation, which is carried out by multiple teams of students, are then pooled and used to guide a subsequent design project. Students would conceive a flowsheet, size equipment, and estimate the energy demand and net CO 2 sequestration efficiency of a full-scale implementation of the mineral carbonation technology. This educational investigation aims to help undergraduate students to acquire deeper experiential learning and greater awareness of future green technologies by applying fundamental engineering principles into an engaging experimental and design exercise.

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  • Hugo Fantucci & Jaspreet S. Sidhu & Rafael M. Santos, 2019. "Mineral Carbonation as an Educational Investigation of Green Chemical Engineering Design," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(15), pages 1-22, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:15:p:4156-:d:253782
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