TY - JOUR
T1 - Microbial Reverse-Electrodialysis Electrolysis and Chemical-Production Cell for H2 Production and CO2 Sequestration.
AU - Zhu, Xiuping
AU - Hatzell, Marta C
AU - Logan, Bruce E
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): KUS-11-003-13
Acknowledgements: This research was supported by Award KUS-11-003-13 from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). We thank Dr. George Alexander from the Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering of The Pennsylvania State University for providing natural minerals.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.
PY - 2014/3/27
Y1 - 2014/3/27
N2 - Natural mineral carbonation can be accelerated using acid and alkali solutions to enhance atmospheric CO2 sequestration, but the production of these solutions needs to be carbon-neutral. A microbial reverse-electrodialysis electrolysis and chemical-production cell (MRECC) was developed to produce these solutions and H2 gas using only renewable energy sources (organic matter and salinity gradient). Using acetate (0.82 g/L) as a fuel for microorganisms to generate electricity in the anode chamber (liquid volume of 28 mL), 0.45 mmol of acid and 1.09 mmol of alkali were produced at production efficiencies of 35% and 86%, respectively, along with 10 mL of H2 gas. Serpentine dissolution was enhanced 17-87-fold using the acid solution, with approximately 9 mL of CO2 absorbed and 4 mg of CO2 fixed as magnesium or calcium carbonates. The operational costs, based on mineral digging and grinding, and water pumping, were estimated to be only $\$$25/metric ton of CO2 fixed as insoluble carbonates. Considering the additional economic benefits of H2 generation and possible wastewater treatment, this method may be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly method for CO2 sequestration.
AB - Natural mineral carbonation can be accelerated using acid and alkali solutions to enhance atmospheric CO2 sequestration, but the production of these solutions needs to be carbon-neutral. A microbial reverse-electrodialysis electrolysis and chemical-production cell (MRECC) was developed to produce these solutions and H2 gas using only renewable energy sources (organic matter and salinity gradient). Using acetate (0.82 g/L) as a fuel for microorganisms to generate electricity in the anode chamber (liquid volume of 28 mL), 0.45 mmol of acid and 1.09 mmol of alkali were produced at production efficiencies of 35% and 86%, respectively, along with 10 mL of H2 gas. Serpentine dissolution was enhanced 17-87-fold using the acid solution, with approximately 9 mL of CO2 absorbed and 4 mg of CO2 fixed as magnesium or calcium carbonates. The operational costs, based on mineral digging and grinding, and water pumping, were estimated to be only $\$$25/metric ton of CO2 fixed as insoluble carbonates. Considering the additional economic benefits of H2 generation and possible wastewater treatment, this method may be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly method for CO2 sequestration.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/596844
UR - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ez500073q
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84969247174&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/ez500073q
DO - 10.1021/ez500073q
M3 - Article
C2 - 24741666
SN - 2328-8930
VL - 1
SP - 231
EP - 235
JO - Environmental Science & Technology Letters
JF - Environmental Science & Technology Letters
IS - 4
ER -
