Nature already sequesters CO2 through mineralization. The hydrolysis of CO2 in moist air or water is a major driver of rock chemical weathering. Large rock masses get exposed to the atmosphere and subsequent weathering occurs at a rate that can markedly reduce atmospheric CO2 levels.
What if this weathering process can be accelerated to sequester more CO2 and in the process produce minerals that are of value? In this approach, man-made CO2 emissions can combine with reactive substrates to form mineralized products, typically carbonate salts that could either be stored underground or valorized.
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