Synthesis of Aragonite from Precipitated Calcium Carbonate: A Pilot Scale Study

Ellyta Sari; Reni Desmiarti; Zulhadjri Zulhadjri; Matlal Fajri Alif; Maulana Yusup Rosadi; Syukri Arief

doi:10.22146/ijc.92169

Synthesis of Aragonite from Precipitated Calcium Carbonate: A Pilot Scale Study

https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.92169

Ellyta Sari⁽¹⁾, Reni Desmiarti⁽²⁾, Zulhadjri Zulhadjri⁽³⁾, Matlal Fajri Alif⁽⁴⁾, Maulana Yusup Rosadi⁽⁵⁾, Syukri Arief^(6*)

(1) Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Universitas Bung Hatta, Jl. Gajah Mada No. 19, Padang 25173, Indonesia
(2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Universitas Bung Hatta, Jl. Gajah Mada No. 19, Padang 25173, Indonesia
(3) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Andalas University, Limau Manis Campus, Padang 25163, Indonesia
(4) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Andalas University, Limau Manis Campus, Padang 25163, Indonesia
(5) Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Borobudur, Jl. Kali Malang No. 1, Jakarta 13620, Indonesia
(6) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Andalas University, Limau Manis Campus, Padang 25163, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

The CO₂ mineralization pathway is considered a promising option for carbon capture usage and storage because the captured CO₂ can be permanently stored, and secondly industrial waste (i.e., petrochemical refinery, lime, and cement kiln dust) can be recycled into value-added carbonate materials by controlling the crystal polymorphs and properties of mineral carbonate. This study investigated the CO₂ mineralization utilized for the synthesis of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) via low temperatures at 30 °C and 55 °C with the addition of 50 and 75 g/L of ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl). The pilot scale of PCC production was established to simultaneously produce PCC with low energy demand by reporting the feasibility of economic analysis and to develop the mineral carbonation that can transform limestones and CO₂, which was captured from the petrochemical refinery process into economically valuable PCC. It is found that the aragonite phase of PCC can be generated at a room temperature of 30 °C by adjusting the CO₂ flow rate. In addition, the use of NH₄Cl, which transformed into ammonium carbonate ((NH₄)₂CO₃) during the calcination process, can maintain the stable aragonite phase by varying the NH₄Cl concentration.

Keywords

aragonite; carbon capture; CO2 mineralization; precipitated calcium carbonate

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.92169