Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Engineering

Two-way Valorization of Blast Furnace Slag: Synthesis of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate and Zeolitic Heavy Metal Adsorbent

Evangelos Georgakopoulos¹, Rafael M. Santos², Yi Wai Chiang³, Vasilije Manovic⁴

¹Department of Offshore, Process and Energy Engineering, Cranfield University, ²School of Applied Chemical and Environmental Sciences, Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, ³School of Engineering, University of Guelph, ⁴Carbon Systems Engineering, Centre for Combustion, Carbon Capture and Storage, Cranfield University

A protocol for the parallel production of precipitated calcium carbonate and zeolitic material from blast furnace slag via mineral carbonation and alkaline hydrothermal conversion, respectively, is presented. The performance of the zeolitic material towards nickel adsorption is tested.

Environment

Monitoring Pedogenic Inorganic Carbon Accumulation Due to Weathering of Amended Silicate Minerals in Agricultural Soils.

Reza Khalidy^*1, Fatima Haque^*1, Yi Wai Chiang¹, Rafael M. Santos¹

¹School of Engineering, University of Guelph

The verification method described here is adaptable for monitoring pedogenic inorganic carbon sequestration in various agricultural soils amended with alkaline earth metal silicate-containing rocks, such as wollastonite, basalt, and olivine. This type of validation is essential for carbon credit programs, which can benefit farmers that sequester carbon in their fields.