Model structures of molten salt-promoted MgO to probe the mechanism of MgCO<sub>3</sub> formation during CO<sub>2</sub> capture at a solid–liquid interface
Alexander H. Bork, Norbert Ackerl, Joakim Reuteler, Sachin Jog, David Gut, Robert Zboray, Christoph R. Müller
Abstract
Model groove structures of molten salt-promoted MgO-based CO 2 sorbents. The number of nucleation sites are not affected by the depth of the groove, while there is a large dependence of crystal growth on groove depth.
Topics & Concepts
NucleationMolten saltGroove (engineering)Salt (chemistry)Crystal growthCrystallographyMaterials scienceCrystal (programming language)ChemistryMechanism (biology)MineralogyChemical physicsInorganic chemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsProgramming languageComputer scienceCO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesChemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes