Abstract
ability of soil calcite to act as a stable CO2 sink. The challenge is to identify noncalcined (i.e. calcium silicate) rocks, that weather sufficiently rapidly to provide a net sink for CO2, taking into account all emissions during production. The results will lead to normalised impact assessment data which can be applied globally within the fields of soil science and civil engineering. Furthermore, if the results indicate a strong uptake in terms of CO2 sequestration there is the potential to assist the United Kingdom’s 80% CO2 reduction target by 2050 through widespread adoption of the technology, provided that there is a positive cost-benefit ratio.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment 2015, Kobe, Japan |
| Subtitle of host publication | official conference proceedings |
| Place of Publication | Nagoya |
| Publisher | International Academic Forum (IAFOR) |
| Pages | 93-112 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 5th Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment: Power & Sustainability - Art Center of Kobe, Kobe, Japan Duration: 11 Jun 2015 → 14 Jun 2015 Conference number: 5 |
Publication series
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| Publisher | International Academic Forum (IAFOR) |
| ISSN (Print) | 2186-2311 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment |
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| Abbreviated title | ACSEE2015 |
| Country | Japan |
| City | Kobe |
| Period | 11/06/15 → 14/06/15 |
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Developing lifecycle inventory indices for estimating the carbon sequestration of artificially engineered soils and plants. / Kolosz, Ben W.; Goddard, Mark A.; Jorat, Ehsan M.; Sohi, Saran P.; Manning, David A. C.
The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment 2015, Kobe, Japan: official conference proceedings. Nagoya : International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 2015. p. 93-112 10513.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
TY - GEN
T1 - Developing lifecycle inventory indices for estimating the carbon sequestration of artificially engineered soils and plants
AU - Kolosz, Ben W.
AU - Goddard, Mark A.
AU - Jorat, Ehsan M.
AU - Sohi, Saran P.
AU - Manning, David A. C.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Recent research into soil engineering indicates that increased carbon sequestration through the conversion of atmospheric CO2 to a pedogenic carbonate mineral (calcite, CaCO3) may help mitigate global warming through artificially engineering a variety of soils with selected materials and vegetation so that they have a photosynthesis-driven carbon capture function. Non-biological processes of carbonation also occur, at high pH. In both cases, CO2 partitions into soil porewaters as dissolved carbonate, and precipitates by combining with Ca derived from portlandite (Ca(OH)2) and weathered cement-derived calcium silicates, derived from materials generated by the demolition process. This paper aims to illustrate a method for capturing lifecycle data by quantifying the stocks and flows of the process through a series of possible experiments which if proved successful will allow a deeper understanding of theability of soil calcite to act as a stable CO2 sink. The challenge is to identify noncalcined (i.e. calcium silicate) rocks, that weather sufficiently rapidly to provide a net sink for CO2, taking into account all emissions during production. The results will lead to normalised impact assessment data which can be applied globally within the fields of soil science and civil engineering. Furthermore, if the results indicate a strong uptake in terms of CO2 sequestration there is the potential to assist the United Kingdom’s 80% CO2 reduction target by 2050 through widespread adoption of the technology, provided that there is a positive cost-benefit ratio.
AB - Recent research into soil engineering indicates that increased carbon sequestration through the conversion of atmospheric CO2 to a pedogenic carbonate mineral (calcite, CaCO3) may help mitigate global warming through artificially engineering a variety of soils with selected materials and vegetation so that they have a photosynthesis-driven carbon capture function. Non-biological processes of carbonation also occur, at high pH. In both cases, CO2 partitions into soil porewaters as dissolved carbonate, and precipitates by combining with Ca derived from portlandite (Ca(OH)2) and weathered cement-derived calcium silicates, derived from materials generated by the demolition process. This paper aims to illustrate a method for capturing lifecycle data by quantifying the stocks and flows of the process through a series of possible experiments which if proved successful will allow a deeper understanding of theability of soil calcite to act as a stable CO2 sink. The challenge is to identify noncalcined (i.e. calcium silicate) rocks, that weather sufficiently rapidly to provide a net sink for CO2, taking into account all emissions during production. The results will lead to normalised impact assessment data which can be applied globally within the fields of soil science and civil engineering. Furthermore, if the results indicate a strong uptake in terms of CO2 sequestration there is the potential to assist the United Kingdom’s 80% CO2 reduction target by 2050 through widespread adoption of the technology, provided that there is a positive cost-benefit ratio.
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - 93
EP - 112
BT - The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment 2015, Kobe, Japan
PB - International Academic Forum (IAFOR)
CY - Nagoya
ER -