Advances in mineral carbonation

Nirrupama Kamala Ilango
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

This research focuses on permanent CO₂ storage through mineral carbonation, forming stable carbonate phases from magnesium- and calcium-rich materials.

The main objective is to optimize reaction pathways, improve process efficiency, and assess scalability for industrially relevant carbon mineralization technologies.


The work contributes to tackling climate change by enabling long-term CO₂ removal, while aiming to develop viable mineralization pathways that are less energy‑intensive and more cost‑effective. A particular emphasis is placed on identifying bottlenecks and trade-offs through laboratory experiments combined with geochemical modelling.

Programme

Find out the research institutes that implement the Programme and where to find open positions.

Progress

Great start for the Programme! The first 36 postdoctoral researchers have been recruited and started their work. Half of them relocated to Finland from abroad.
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