TECHNOLOGY

IS THE SOLUTION

Project a-3-019:Carbonate production by sequestration of

industrial CO2 : revalorization of mine and industrial waste

Guy Mercier Professeur INRS-ETE

418 654-2633 guy.mercier@ete.inrs.ca www.ete.inrs.ca/guy-mercier

May 28 2014

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PREDICTED VALUE ON THE CARBON MARKET IN QUEBEC

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!   Profit (Cap & Trade) !   Carbon credit !   Green image

co2 PURIFIED AIR +

PRODUCT OF VALUE

C02 CAPTURE PLANT MINE WASTE, WASTE

CONCRETE MAGNESIUM, CARBONATE

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Mineral Carbonation

•  Spontaneous and exothermic

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 + 3CO2 → 3MgCO3 + 2SiO2 + 2H2O

∆rH298 = -137,9kJ/mol ∆rG298 = -5.78kJ/mol

Transport, grinding, reaction, 2 solid liquid separations and the precipitation of carbonate

2015-2016 Construction of a prototype (3M$)

Summer 2014 Independant FTO, $, Market

August 2014 Finish the Pilot test in a cement plant

Laboratory

Patent pending

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 Batch mode: Same results as lab 80-95 % CO2 removal

 Continuous mode on gaz flow: No Change

 Very good quality MgCO3

650°C 30 min)

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!   Sandra Kentish, University de Melbourne !   Ian Gates, University of Calgary !   Greg Dipple UBC !   Emmanuelle Cecchi, Nassima Kemache, Louis-César

Pasquier !   Students; Sanoop Kumar P. Veetil, Alia Ben

Ghachem, Ikbel Mouedhen, C. Beaulieu, C. Dimet

Industrial partners

!   Sigma Devtech !   Kusto Group !   Holcim Canada !   Cliffs Natural

Resources Inc.

GUY MERCIER

JEAN-FRANÇOIS BLAIS

Scientific team

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Magnesium process; profitable, market 20 Mt Waste concrete, slag; 20-40 $/t, market few billions t per year Prototype and Develop the calcium base process Apply in the Oil & Gas industry (Partneship with the industry) Posters 29-30-31-32

This technology avoid the cost of CO2 purification, rendering it profitable.

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